The regulatory physique for instructing in Nigeria, the Lecturers Registration Council of Nigeria claimed that 70 per cent of personal college lecturers in Southwest states are unqualified.
The South-west states in Nigeria are Lagos, Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo and Ekiti.
The council’s registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye who famous that the culprits weren’t lecturers, however cheaters, added that they don’t solely cheat the pupils/college students however the system in its entirety.
Talking on Thursday in Abuja on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council and INSTILL Training, Ajiboye revealed that opposite to a number of speculations in regards to the Southwest and its lecturers of personal colleges, 70 per cent had been found not certified.
Lamenting that 70 per cent of the unqualified lecturers lacked the conditions to be registered by the Council, the TRCN boss said that numerous lecturers in Nigeria had by no means been uncovered to coaching and had been utilizing outdated gear for illustration.
“They don’t seem to be registrable with the TRCN. So that’s to inform you that there’s a large hole. So you can’t name them lecturers however cheaters.
So we’re trying into the longer term to refill that hole prefer it’s achieved in South Africa.”
He stated signing the MoU was aimed toward equipping Nigerian lecturers with Twenty first-century abilities that will in the end help trainer skilled growth and studying outcomes in Nigeria and Africa normally.
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