On Monday, October 6, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari rolled out welfare packages for teaching profession in Nigeria on the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day.
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SOJ WORLDWIDE ONLINE NEWS, http://www.sojworldnews.com brings to you 13 points and details of what to expect at the implementation of the welfare packages.
FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW NATIONAL TEACHING POLICY AS SIGNED AND APPROVED TODAY BY PRESIDENT BUHARI.
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1. Establishment of a Special Salary Scale.
2. Retirement by age is now 65.
3. Retirement by service is now 40.
4. Rural allowance to be provided.
5. Increase in science allowance.
6. Peculiar allowance.
7. Automatic admission and tuition free for kids of Teachers at their place of work.
8. Automatic recruitments of B.Ed graduating students.
9. Bachelor of Education students are to enjoy stipends or education special allowance.
10. Education students in colleges and universities are to enjoy special bursary awards.
11. TETFund will now be used to fund Teaching Practices.
12. Enhanced entry for graduating students into service.
13. Special Teachers Pension Scheme to be established.
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