The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT has joined citizens and other stakeholders to commend the perseverance of Nigerian teachers.
NUT National President Nasir Idris gave the commendation at the 2021 World Teachers’ Day celebration in Abuja. Idris, who said teachers had been able to excel through thick and thin, noted that the COVID-19 Pandemic compounded the problems of teachers in the country.
He, however, applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for coming up with policy and programmes to change the fortune of teachers.
Idris also commended the sustenance of the President’s Teachers and School Excellence Award and the continued hosting of the annual World Teachers’ Day celebration at the national level.
The Union’s President, while speaking onthe 2021 World Teachers’ Day theme, “Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery”, said it was apt, considering the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the education sector.
He noted that adopting the new normal meant that teachers needed to be adequately equipped, empowered and supported to be effective in carrying out the task of education recovery among others.
However, Nigerian teachers were commended in a joint message from
Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization, ILO, Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF, and David Edwards, General Secretary of Education International.
