JUST IN: Buhari approves stipends for education students, automatic employment READ DETAILS
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Oct 06, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation.
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The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who represented President Buhari at the event to mark World Teachers Day in Abuja, said this is now a Federal Government policy.
The President also assured the education students in Universities and Colleges of Education automatic employment upon graduation.
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"The payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy," he said.
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The President said that the Tertiary Education Fund (TETFUND) will now fund teaching practice in Universities and Colleges of Education in the country.
He also promised low-cost housing for teachers in rural areas, among other things.
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