Nigeria: Teachers' Council Warns States Against Relying Solely On Corps Members

17 January 2013

The Teachers' Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on Tuesday in Abuja said it had repeatedly warned states against totally relying on corps members to teach in schools as it was partly responsible for the poor performance of students in public examinations.

Registrar of the council Professor Addison-Mark Wokocha said, "I have been complaining about the practice of many state governments sending all youths corps members deployed to their states to the classroom, not minding whether they read education or not.

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