During a National Stakeholders Workshop on the Development of a Roadmap for the Nigerian Education Sector (2023-2027), Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman of the House Committee on University Education, proposed new salary structures for teachers in Nigeria. He recommended that primary school teachers should earn a minimum of N250,000, secondary school teachers N500,000, and university lecturers N1 million. The proposed salaries are intended to improve the quality of education in Nigeria.
Fulata also called for a declaration of a state of emergency in the education sector and urged the federal government to allocate at least 25% to 30% of the national budget to education. He emphasized that to achieve quality education, teachers must be adequately compensated, as is the case in many other countries.
In response, Minister of Education Prof. Tahir Mamman expressed his concerns about the disconnect between the nation's education system and its society and economy. He noted that despite the presence of good education policies, the system has not contributed significantly to the country's growth and development.
Mamman acknowledged the high number of unemployed graduates and the gap between the skills they acquire and the needs of industries. He emphasized the need to reevaluate and revamp the education system from the basic to tertiary levels.
The Nigerian government seeks to address these issues and bridge the gap between education and employability through the development of a new education sector roadmap
