The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says it has registered and certified 33, 259 teachers in Akwa Ibom.
The State Coordinator of TRCN, Akwa Ibom, Mr Aletor Omonzokpia, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Uyo on Sunday.
Omonzokpia said since the registration of professional teachers began in the state in 2004, 19,812 teachers have been registered in primary schools.
According to him, 8300 teachers have been registered in secondary schools, 299 in tertiary institutions and 4848 in other sectors.
“Those under other category are people who acquired teaching qualification and registered with the council but are not teaching,” he said.
The state coordinator said that registration of teachers in the state had been encouraging due to government’s interest in professionalising teaching.
He said, “The Akwa Ibom State Government…
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