Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- As Nigeria's Teachers join the rest of the World to mark this year's World Teachers' Day, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has expressed deep concern over what it described as a worsening crisis in the nation's education sector, citing an alarming shortage of qualified teachers and unfulfilled government promises.

The National President of the NUT, Comrade Audu Titus Amba, represented by Comrade Obeje Onum, stated this at the 2025 World Teachers' Day celebration held at the NUT Hall, Jalingo.

World Teachers' Day: NUT Laments 194,000 Teacher Shortage In Nigeria

He said available statistics from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) revealed a shortage of 194,876 teachers in public primary schools across t...