Tinubu Approves Recruitment of 3,252 PTA Teachers Into Nigerian Federal Civil Service
- President Bola Tinubu approved the absorption of 3,252 PTA teachers into the Federal Civil Service after an inter-ministerial screening exercise
- Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa announced the decision on Thursday, August 6, saying many of the teachers had served for up to 25 years without job security
- The recruitment covers teachers working across Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Technical Colleges under three job categories
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Thousands of Nigerian teachers who spent decades working in federal schools without permanent employment are finally set to receive civil service status, after President Bola Tinubu approved the regularisation of 3,252 Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) teachers.
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Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa announced the decision on Thursday, 6 August, through a statement from his Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Ikharo Attah.
The affected teachers, drawn from Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Technical Colleges, will be employed under three categories: Education Officers, Assistant Education Officers, and Technical Instructors.
Before the approval was granted, an inter-ministerial committee conducted a thorough screening exercise to verify the identities and service records of eligible PTA teachers.
The process cleared all 3,252 individuals for regularisation under public service rules.
"Priority will be given to absorbing verified PTA teachers, many of whom have served in our Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Technical Colleges for almost 25 years. This approval provides them with the opportunity to become part of the mainstream public service," Alausa said.
What the move means for federal schools
For years, Federal Unity Colleges have relied on PTA-funded teachers to fill staffing gaps that successive governments were slow to address.
Parents shouldered the cost of paying these teachers' salaries, while the teachers themselves bore the weight of classroom responsibility without any guarantee of stable employment.
Alausa said bringing these educators into the civil service would improve teacher-to-student ratios in federal schools, protect years of accumulated institutional knowledge, and raise overall education standards.
"Investing in teachers is fundamental to building a stronger education system, as no education system can rise above the quality of its teachers," he said.
The Facebook post below provides more details about President Bola Tinubu's approval of a new recruitment exercise.
The minister assured affected teachers that the path to full employment would be completed once all required statutory processes were finalised.
He said the education ministry would continue to work with relevant government agencies before formal appointment letters are issued, and pledged that the regularisation process would be handled with transparency and fairness.
Education stakeholders and the teachers themselves had petitioned successive administrations for years to address their employment status, with little meaningful action until now.
Alausa described the Tinubu administration's approval as one of the most significant steps taken to strengthen Nigeria's federal teaching workforce.
Ghana announces recruitment of new teachers
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has announced that approval has been granted for the recruitment of 16,000 additional teachers in two phases, beginning in November 2026, as part of efforts to tackle persistent teacher shortages across the country.
Iddrisu announced on Monday, July 20, 2026, at a press briefing in Accra under the Government Accountability Series, where he outlined progress recorded in the education sector during the first 16 months of the Mahama administration.
The planned exercise comes on the heels of an ongoing recruitment of 7,000 teachers, for which appointment letters were expected to be issued from Friday following a brief delay.
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Source: YEN.com.gh
