May 25, 2026

Borno Government clarifies controversy surrounding teachers’ salary

By Adamu Abubakar Isa

Instead, Government identified a number of them that could be trained while others were to be assigned to work in sectors that could include planting of trees at the Ministry of Environment.

With the Committee’s report, Governor Zulum directed that the minimum wage should immediately be applied for the 5,439 teachers found to be qualified to teach, pending decisions on the 11,790 unqualified teachers.

Borno State’s Commissioner for Education, Engr. Wakilbe recently led officials of his Ministry to a meeting with the State’s Ministry of Local Government and Emirate Affairs, at which national minimum wage was agreed to be applied for the 5,439 qualified teachers in-line with Governor Zulum’s directive, Gusau further explained.

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