{"id":146445,"date":"2025-01-16T21:35:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T20:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers"},"modified":"2025-01-21T16:19:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T15:19:02","slug":"zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers","title":{"rendered":"Zamfara governor approves recruitment of additional 2,000 teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced the approval of 2,000 new teaching positions to strengthen the education sector in the state.<\/p>\n<p>The governor made this announcement during an Executive Council meeting on Thursday at the Government House in Gusau, the state capital.<\/p>\n<p>According to a statement by the governor\u2019s spokesperson, Sulaiman Idris, the recruitment drive fulfills promises made during the governor\u2019s campaign. It forms part of the administration\u2019s efforts to overhaul the education sector, which ranks second on the government\u2019s priority list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government will employ 2,000 qualified teachers to help improve and revitalize the education sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe recruitment will be carried out in phases to ensure that only the best candidates are employed to address critical needs in our schools,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase, scheduled for the first quarter of 2025, will focus on hiring 500 teachers specializing in subjects such as English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, ICT, and Entrepreneurship studies.<\/p>\n<p>The recruitment initiative is part of the Accelerating Girls\u2019 Education in Nigeria (AGILE) programme aimed at addressing long-standing deficiencies in Zamfara\u2019s education system.<\/p>\n<p>Since declaring a state of emergency in education on November 14, 2023, the government has undertaken significant projects, including: Construction and renovation of over 400 schools across the state\u2019s 14 Local Government Areas, provision of more than 12,000 two-seater desks for pupils and students, equipping renovated schools with over 700 tables and 1,000 chairs for teachers, commitment to Development.<\/p>\n<p>Lawal reaffirmed his administration\u2019s dedication to improving the quality of education in Zamfara, saying, \u201cThis recruitment and other ongoing projects are a testament to our commitment to reversing the rot in the education sector and ensuring a brighter future for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes as Zamfara continues to prioritize human capital development despite facing various challenges, including security concerns and economic pressures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced the approval of 2,000 new teaching positions to strengthen the education sector in the state. The governor made this announcement during an Executive Council meeting on Thursday at the Government House in Gusau, the state capital. According to a statement by the governor\u2019s spokesperson, Sulaiman [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":146444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254,150],"class_list":["post-146445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria","tag-zamfara"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zamfara governor approves recruitment of additional 2,000 teachers - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced the approval of 2,000 new teaching positions to strengthen the educat ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zamfara governor approves recruitment of additional 2,000 teachers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has announced the approval of 2,000 new teaching positions to strengthen the educat ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-16T20:35:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-21T15:19:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1737051357.921975.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Zamfara governor approves recruitment of additional 2,000 teachers\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-16T20:35:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-21T15:19:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers\"},\"wordCount\":314,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1737051357.921975.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Zamfara\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/zamfara-governor-approves-recruitment-of-additional-2000-teachers\",\"name\":\"Zamfara governor approves recruitment of additional 2,000 teachers - 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