{"id":360766,"date":"2017-10-10T12:55:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T12:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=360766"},"modified":"2017-10-10T12:55:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T12:55:25","slug":"nigeria-20000-teachers-to-be-sacked-for-failing-exams-meant-for-pupils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/nigeria-20000-teachers-to-be-sacked-for-failing-exams-meant-for-pupils\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: 20,000 teachers to be sacked for failing exams meant for pupils"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in northern Nigeria\u2019s Kaduna State say more than 20,000 primary school teachers will be dismissed as they failed to pass examination tests meant for their pupils.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming amid apprehension that most primary and secondary schools in Nigeria are churning out half-baked students.<\/p>\n<p>Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai said qualified teachers would be employed to replace the dismissed teachers.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear when this will happen.<\/p>\n<p>A senior official in the state told the BBC that more tests would also be carried out in the coming weeks for secondary school teachers to determine their suitability.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts say the figures are a terrible reminder of the deplorable state of education in Nigeria, where it is alleged that the hiring of teachers has always been politicised.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Authorities in northern Nigeria\u2019s Kaduna State say more than 20,000 primary school teachers will be dismissed as they failed to pass examination tests meant for their pupils. 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