The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT has expressed worry over the delay in accommodating the teachers’ professional salary structure in the country’s budget, and demand prompt implementation.
National President, NUT, Audu Amba, while speaking at the union’s 6th Annual Solemn Assembly in Abuja, explained that the salary structure ought to have been implemented since 2023.
He also recalled that in commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5, 2020, former President Muhammadu Buhari approved a special salary scale for teachers in the country. He also increased the number of years of service and retirement age of teachers from 35 to 40, and 60 to 65.
Amba however, lamented that the approvals made by the former President were yet to be implemented, particularly the professional salary structure for teachers.
He, therefore, the present administration to ensure implementation of the policies for the development of the nation’s educational sector.
