The Labour Party has demanded an immediate declaration of a National State of Emergency in Nigeria’s teaching sector, warning that the country cannot achieve sustainable development while teachers remain poorly equipped, underpaid and demotivated. The party made the demand in a statement issued yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ke...
•Teachers protesting in Ibadan As teachers and pupils recently abducted in Oyo State remain in captivity, protests continued across the country today, with the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) staging rallies in several states. The demonstrations followed a peaceful protest by civil society groups in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, yesterday, d...

