The Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Dr Ronke Soyombo, has expressed concern over the poor remuneration of teachers in some private schools, revealing that some educators still earn as little as N20,000 monthly.
She spoke on Wednesday at the Annual Summit of the Conference for Private School Associations held in Lagos, themed “Transformation of Education in Lagos State.”
Soyombo said improving teachers’ welfare was essential to raising educational standards, stressing that teachers remained the foundation of quality education systems.
Soyombo particularly decried the welfare conditions of many teachers, recounting the experience of an award-winning educator who had to sell a vehicle he received as a reward because of poor earnings.
“I remember when Governor Dapo Abiodun and I were going to present a car to the best teacher. He was from a private school. He got a car.
“A week later, I saw him walking on the
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