Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday approved the recruitment of 1200 teachers for Junior and Senior Secondary schools in the state. Ambode, at the last quarterly town Hall meeting at Ibeju Lekki, had promised that his administration would employ more teachers into public schools to meet up with the manpower required to cover all public schools in the state. Confirming the development, deputy governor of the state, Idiat Adebule said the 1200 teachers was an addition to the 1000 teachers that was approved for recruitment into primary schools in the state. Adebule, who superintends over the Ministry of Education, said guidelines for application would be released soon in accordance with the Civil Service Rules. She said the improved facilities and staff motivation was evident in the high performance rate of the students of the state in local and international competitions.

Source: The Guardian August 04, 2018 04:18 UTC