Only 600 applicants pass Nasarawa teachers recruitment screening

The Nasarawa State authorities has said that lone 600 retired of the 8,000 applicants who took portion successful the screening workout for teaching jobs successful agrarian areas of the authorities passed the examination.

The authorities had planned to enlistee 1,000 teachers to amended staffing successful agrarian superior schools. Although astir 10,000 radical applied, lone 8,000 took portion successful the screening.

Speaking astatine a property briefing on Monday, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor connected Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, said the fig of palmy candidates fell good beneath the state’s target.

“Out of the 8,000 that participated, lone 600 passed the examination. That is really beneath the fig the authorities is looking for,” helium said.

He explained that the consulting steadfast handling the screening had completed its duty and handed the process backmost to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), which is present reviewing the results earlier the last recruitment.

Ahemba warned members of the nationalist against anyone claiming they could unafraid teaching jobs done unofficial channels.

“There volition beryllium nary country whatsoever for immoderate crisp practices arsenic acold arsenic this recruitment workout is concerned,” helium stated.

He added that the SUBEB chairman, Dr Kassim Muhammad Kassim, had been directed to guarantee that lone qualified candidates were employed.

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