Federal govt to pay education students, offers them automatic employment

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students.

The president has as declared that automatic employment awaits them after graduation.

Buhari made this known at an event to mark World Teachers Day in Abuja.

The president, who represented by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, the said this is now a Federal Government policy.

“The payment of stipends to Bachelor of Education students, as well as granting them automatic employment after graduation is now a government policy,” he said.

He also promised low-cost housing for teachers in rural areas, among other things.