Thousands of primary school teachers in Kaduna, Nigeria are to be sacked after failing the exams they set for their six-year-old pupils.
In Kaduna State in Northern Nigeria the country was shocked by thousands of teachers who failed exams meant for their pupils.
State governor Nasir El-Rufai said 21,780 teachers, two-thirds of the total, had failed to score 75% or higher on assessments given to pupils.
He said 25,000 new teachers would be recruited to replace them.
Mr El-Rufai made the comments at a meeting with World Bank representatives in the state capital, Kaduna.
"The hiring of teachers in the past was politicised and we intend to change that by bringing in young and qualified primary school teachers to restore the dignity of education in the state''..
Mr El-Rufai said problems with pupil-teacher ratios across the state would also be addressed.
He said some areas currently had one teacher for every nine pupils while in other areas the ratio was one to 100.
Quality of education in the north of Nigeria is notoriously appalling resulting in low scores and cut off point for the region in central exams. The governors decision certainly will help in improving quality of education in the state, after all one cannot give what one doesn't have.
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