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Adamu Adamu, Minister of education, has advocated a better welfare for teachers in Africa.
At the opening of the 7th Annual Conference of African Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authorities (AFTRA) held in Abuja, said that the Ministry has come up with Ministerial Strategic Plan which amongst others, seeks to ensure professionalism in the teaching sector and accord teachers deserved respect and recognition.
“African countries have been called upon to pay sufficient attention to the welfare of Teachers and the implementation of laid down rules and regulations including ethical standards as steps towards qualitative education in the continent,” he stated, according to a statement signed by Ihuoma Chinyere, Director of press, Ministry of Education.
The Minister speaking further said that Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has been reinvigorated by new management and governing council which have deep understanding of all distinctions and underlying factors for attractive teaching and learning.
He stressed that participants should be aware that standards have to be created and maintained to ensure quality in teaching standard adding that regulatory agencies in the teaching and learning profession in Nigeria are well positioned to set, review, supervise and maintain the required standards for quality teaching and learning.
Josiah Olusegun Adiboye, Registrar and Chief executive, Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria in his remarks stated that AFTRA teaching and learning in Africa Conference is built on the overarching need to constructively create a platform where in practitioners, academic, ICT experts, employers of teachers, teachers unions and international development partners unites to network and share ideas conceptualized in papers to be presented.
He said “the result of the conference will bring about positive change that will reposition education system in our countries and make positive difference, prosperity in the lives of citizens and global competitiveness of our nations”.
Cynthia Egboboh, Abuja
