Tunji Alausa
The directive applies to all public and private schools, and their teachers are henceforth required to have proper certification.
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has directed that secondary schools in Nigeria without qualified teachers are to lose their West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) accreditations.
The directive is to affect all public and private schools whose teachers are henceforth required to have proper certification; otherwise, they will no longer be allowed to serve as examination centres.
The new directive was contained in a memo issued on Thursday by the Minister of Education, Alausa, to the Registrar/Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).
Alausa said the directive was in line with government policy to strengthen professionalism in the teaching profession.
He directed that, from 2027, accreditation of both public and private secondary schools for the conduct of public examinations, including WASSCE, NABTEB, NECO, and NBIAS, would be strictly tied to teachers’ TRCN certification.
“Accordingly, effective from March 2027 for WASSCE, May 2027 for NABTEB, June 2027 for NECO, and June 2027 for SAISSCE, any school whose teachers are not duly registered and licensed with the TRCN shall be disqualified from serving as an examination centre,” he said.
Alausa also indicated in the memo that state governments are requested to take due cognisance of the directive.
He urged the state government to put in place necessary measures to ensure compliance by all teachers in state-owned secondary schools and private secondary schools within the stipulated two years from the date of the policy directive.
