Nigeria's Benue State Is Not Recruiting Teachers - Ignore Social Media Posts Claiming Otherwise

By Catherine Adeniyi

IN SHORT: The Teaching Service Board in Nigeria's Benue state denies hiring, despite online posts claiming otherwise.

"TEACHING SERVICE BOARD (TSB) BENUE STATE HAS NOW OPEN THEIR PORTAL FOR APPLICATION," reads a post doing the rounds on Facebook in Nigeria since late January 2026.

The Teaching Service Board (TSB) in Benue state, north-central Nigeria, oversees teaching and non-teaching staff in the state's public secondary schools.

It says it has recruited more than 12,000 teachers in its two decades of existence, making any recruitment call of wide interest.

The claim appears here and here. (Note: See other instances of the claim at the end of this report.)

But is it true? We checked.

Teaching board says it's not recruiting

In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, the board dismissed the claim as misleading, stating that it had made no such announcement and advised the public to ignore the message.

"The Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency Rev Fr Chief Dr Hyacinth Iormem Alia has NOT hitherto directed the Executive Secretary of the Board, Rt. Hon. Bem Jacob Tseen to open portal for applications or embark on any recruitment exercise," the statement said.

A search of the Benue state government's official website shows that its most recent job-related announcement dates back to 2024, with no official notice of a new recruitment exercise for 2026.

The claim circulating online is false.

The false claim also appeared here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here.

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