FG inaugurates implementation committee on special salary scale, other incentives for teachers

20 Nov FG inaugurates implementation committee on special salary scale, other incentives for teachers

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated a national implementation committee to work out special salary scale, as well as other incentives for teachers in basic and secondary schools in the country recently approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, inaugurated the Committee called, “National Implementation Committee on the revitalisation and repositioning of the teaching profession in Nigeria,” which is chaired by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono.

He urged members of the committee to see it as a critical national assignment to reverse the neglect of teachers in the country noting that the approved incentives by the President came about as a result of extensive consultations, reviews and concurrence of critical stakeholders.

Adamu listed some of the incentives to include but not limited to:

“Enhanced entry point for teachers in the Civil Service by restricting entry into the teaching profession only to highly gifted, academically outstanding students/scholars with the right attitudinal and emotional disposition.

“Special Teacher Salary Scale for teachers in basic and secondary schools, including provisions for rural posting allowances, science teachers allowance and peculiar allowance.

“Harmonised retirement age and teaching service years for teachers in Nigeria.

“Special Teacher Pension Scheme to enable the teaching profession to retain its experienced talents as well as to extend teachers’ retirement age to 65 years and teaching service years to 40 years.