Teachers unite to lead education reform, demand better welfare
Education stakeholders have launched a nationwide push to reposition teachers as central drivers of reform, calling for urgent investment in their welfare, motivation, and professional development as a foundation for improving Nigeria’s education system. The renewed advocacy took centre stage in Abuja at the Let There Be Teachers Conference 2026, themed “From Record to Reform: […]
Nigerian Union of Teachers NUT
Education stakeholders have launched a nationwide push to reposition teachers as central drivers of reform, calling for urgent investment in their welfare, motivation, and professional development as a foundation for improving Nigeria’s education system.
The renewed advocacy took centre stage in Abuja at the Let There Be Teachers Conference 2026, themed “From Record to Reform: A National HOPE Attempt for Teachers.”
Convener Oluwaseyi Anifowose said the initiative marks a decisive shift from symbolic recognition to structural reform.
He emphasised the need to restore dignity to the profession while empowering teachers to shape national development outcomes.
He said, “We are in a space where a lot of people became teachers because they could not get the kind of job they wanted. But thankfully, some of us are here because we want to be teachers. We believe that once you can change one child, you are changing a generation.”
The movement plans to mobilise teachers nationwide. “We are not just announcing a conference. We are igniting a movement,” he said, adding that participants are expected “not to watch, not to clap, not to attend but to take responsibility for our classrooms, growth, and the future we shape every day.”
Executive Director Sola Adeola said, “We are here because the Nigerian teacher has been overlooked for far too long, and that must change. We are here because education cannot rise above the quality, visibility, and dignity of its teachers.”
Project Director Rhoda Odigboh stressed inclusion in reform conversations, noting, “For us, it is about the role that teachers play in really shaping our country, and I dare say that is true.”
Representing the ministry, Iyabode Alli said, “It is a timely intervention that speaks directly to the fundamental truth that no educational system can rise above the quality, motivation, and revolution of its teachers.”