President Muhammadu Buhari has assured that the Federal Government is ready to engage more qualified teachers to increase the teacher-to-pupil ratio in the country.
He gave the assurance, on Tuesday, while receiving the leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), at the presidential villa, Abuja.
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President Buhari acknowledged that Nigeria had a deficit of teachers, which his administration is addressing through the N-Power Teach Volunteers scheme under National Social Investment Programme (NSIP).
A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity),Femi Adesina, quoted him as saying: ‘‘We have created a dedicated platform under the National Social Investment Programme called N-Power Teach, which engages qualified graduates to man the gaps of basic education delivery in Nigeria.
“These N-Power Teach Volunteers are deployed as teacher assistants in primary schools across Nigeria to support existing teachers.
