Over 10,000 Jostle for 1,000 Rural Teaching Jobs in Nasarawa
Over 10,000 applicants jostled for 1,000 primary school teaching positions approved by the Nasarawa State Government under a specialised rural scheme, officials disclosed Monday in Lafia. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, who represented Governor Abdullahi Sule during the bi-monthly press briefing at the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) State […]
Over 10,000 applicants jostled for 1,000 primary school teaching positions approved by the Nasarawa State Government under a specialised rural scheme, officials disclosed Monday in Lafia.
Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, who represented Governor Abdullahi Sule during the bi-monthly press briefing at the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) State Council Secretariat, Lafia, gave the update on the recruitment exercise conducted by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
Ahemba said the state government approved the recruitment of 1,000 primary school teachers specifically to address manpower shortages in rural areas, stressing that all successful candidates will be posted strictly to rural schools.
He added that the government bypassed standard internal procedures and handed the recruitment assignment to an independent consulting firm to ensure fairness and credibility.
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According to the briefing, the selection process recorded a massive turnout but a very low pass rate.
While the full breakdown of scores is yet to be released, over 10,000 candidates applied for the 1,000 available slots.
Ahemba assured that the process would remain transparent and merit-based, noting that the rural posting policy was aimed at bridging the teacher gap in hard-to-reach communities across the state.
The government urged applicants to await further communication from SUBEB and the consulting firm on the next phase of the exercise.