Verification of teachers’ certificates to begin March 9

The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says Physical verification of the certificates of teachers in public and private schools will begin on Monday, March 9.

It added that the exercise will end on Tuesday, March 17.

The council said only qualified, registered and licensed teachers by TRCN will be allowed to practise in the country after the verification.

TRCN’s Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, announced this yesterday in a statement in Abuja.

He said the council had put in place a crack team to enforce compliance.

The agency chief said the verification will take place in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and almost all the 36 states, except in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, where there are security challenges occasioned by Boko Haram activities.

Ajiboye said the agency was particularly keen on beaming its searchlights on teachers in private schools, where it has been alleged that most of them do not have requisite certificates.