Stakeholders Seek Improved Conditions As World Marks Teachers’ Day
Nigerian teachers are calling for improved welfare, better working conditions, and professional development on World Teachers' Day. The demands include housing, health insurance, and increased funding for the education sector.
Why it matters
The call for better teacher welfare is central to addressing the quality of education and the motivation of the workforce in Nigeria.
Nigerian teachers have called for improved welfare, continuous professional development and stronger policy support at World Teachers’ Day holding today.
The annual event, organised by UNESCO, celebrates teachers worldwide and highlights the need to recognise, support and improve the teaching profession.
The 2026 celebration is being held under the theme, “Standing with teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our futures.”
In an interview with LEADERSHIP, the principal secretary of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ogun State chapter, Mr Samson Oyelere, called for the institutionalisation of continuous professional development for teachers.
Oyelere said teachers must be adequately equipped to respond to changing educational and technological demands, stressing that regular training was essential to improving the quality of teaching and learning.
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