The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says 11,487 candidates passed its annual Professional Qualifying Examination conducted recently across the country. Registrar/Chief Executive of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, made this known in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the achievements recorded by the Council. Prof Ajiboye said 17,750 teachers sat for the professional examination conducted between 12 and 14 November 2020, which recorded a 24.1 percent failure rate. Acknowledging the various strides recorded by the Council,the TRCN boss said the announcement of a special salary package and other benefits for teachers by President Muhammadu Buhari remains top as its greatest achievement for 2020. Unfolding plans by the council to release the present figure of quacks operating in the teaching profession Prof Ajiboye put the number of qualified teachers in Nigeria at about 2.2 million.
