Stakeholders Seek Improved Conditions As World Marks Teachers’ Day

Nigerian teachers have called for improved welfare, continuous professional development and stronger policy support at World Teachers’ Day holding today.
The annual event, organised by UNESCO, celebrates teachers worldwide and highlights the need to recognise, support and improve the teaching profession.
The 2026 celebration is being held under the theme, “Standing with teachers: 60 years of protecting the profession, advancing its status and shaping our futures.”
In an interview with LEADERSHIP, the principal secretary of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ogun State chapter, Mr Samson Oyelere, called for the institutionalisation of continuous professional development for teacher...