Undergraduates Studying Education In Public Universities To Recieve N75k

The Federal Government has approved the sum of N75,000 as a stipend to be paid to undergraduate students per semester for those undergoing degree programmes in Education in public universities in Nigeria.

While also approving that a stipend worth of N50,000 will be paid to students of NCE diplomas as part of a deliberate effort of the government to attract the best brains into the teaching profession as promised by President Muhammadu Buhari, last year.
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Minister of Education, Adamu 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, Sonny Echono, said his ministry would collaborate with the state governments to ensure automatic employment for the students on graduation.
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He said: “Undergraduate students of B.Ed/B.A. Ed/BSc. Ed in Public institutions are 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 Basic Education level.”

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