National Union of Private School Teachers

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Ramadan Kareem to all our Muslim members and well wishers

How can private school teachers survive this hardships without pension for future?

Please, let us use our nose masks or face shields. We shld nt give govt reasons to lockdown schools again.

BREAKING: Schools resume January 18: FG

The Federal Government has given the go ahead for schools to resume on January 18.

The decision was taken after the ministry of education, Governor's and commissioners of education and other stakeholders reached consensus.

The consensus was reached at a meeting between the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Commissioners of Education in Abuja.

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, who confirmed this said Government has had extensive discussions with state governors, proprietors of schools, labour /staff unions and students’ representatives over the matter.

He however said the reopening of schools will be in compliance with COVID-19 protocols, especially strict adherence to non-pharmaceutical procedures.

This man Adamu Adamu is sick. Education is beyond the parochial permutations of people like Adamu. How will the private schools, the largest employers of labour in Nigeria cope? The teachers, the school owners, other investors in that sector. It is possible to keep public school teachers at home and still continue to pay them. The last lockdown showed that teachers are dying daily even with the peanuts some of them are paid.
The government is not sincere on this issue. They allowed airlines which is even more susceptible to the pandemic to operate so that they could fly since road transport is no longer safe for them. Some would say online. Online teaching is not even the best option in our own part of the world because of so many reasons some of which are po*******hy, epileptic power supply, lack of adequate pedagogy to cater for easy, uniform and appropriate assessment. Education, especially the private ones cannot afford another lockdown. As we speak some private schools have either placed their worker on half salaries or downsize them. Some are even paying teachers wages: pay per appearance.
This is in addition to the increase in: petrol and Diesel pump prices, cement price, electricity tariff, prices of foodstuffs, transportation fare etc. Is the government deliberately killing private school teachers?
My suggestion is that the government can encourage schools to run both morning and afternoon session to reduce contacts and support them with palliatives to reduce the effect
By Hassan Yusuf
Lagos

Adamu Adamu feri damu.
Warn him

Adamu Adamu feri damu.
Wallahi

Is it proper to pay private school teachers like casual workers?

Can private school teachers withstand another lockdown?
I'm just thinking aloud

Some schools have received Covid 19 fund. Please are they paying back?
Is it meant for teachers or owners of schools?

Government has increased federal teachers' salary. What is the fate of private school teachers?