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Just IN: FG Approves 75k, 50k Stipends For Undergraduates And NCE Students
As Nigeria Teachers celebrate world teachers day today, the Federal Government approves N75,000 stipend payment for undergraduate students, NCE students to get N50,000.
Teachers’ Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, which includes celebrations to honor teachers for their special contributions in a particular field area or their community in general.
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The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as a stipend per semester for students undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria.
Also, the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) students will get N50,000 as a stipend per semester as part of the deliberate effort of the government to attract the best brains into the teaching profession as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari last year.
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu announced this, on Tuesday, at the World Teachers’ Day celebration held at Eagle Square, Abuja.
Adamu whose speech was read by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono said his ministry would collaborate with the states’ government to ensure automatic employment for the students on graduation.
He said: “Undergraduate students of B.Ed / B.A. Ed/ BSc. Ed in Public institutions is to receive stipends of N75,000.00 per semester while NCE students will get N50,000.00 as stipends per semester.
Federal Government should find the modality through which respective states’ governments could provide automatic employment for NCE graduates at the Basic Education level.
