The Federal Government has announced that secondary schools without properly certified teachers will lose their accreditation to serve as examination centres for public exams, including the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), from 2027.
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in a directive issued to the Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on Thursday.
He explained that the move was part of government’s renewed drive to strengthen professionalism in the teaching profession.
According to the policy, only schools with teachers duly registered and licensed by TRCN will be eligible to host major public examinations such as WASSCE (March 2027), NABTEB (May 2027), NECO (June 2027), and the Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination (SAISSCE) scheduled for June 2027.
“Any school whose teachers are not duly registered and licensed with TRCN shall be disqualified from serving as an examination centre,” the minister warned.
Alausa directed state governments to begin preparations to ensure compliance in all public and private secondary schools within the stipulated two-year window.
He added that schools are expected to attain at least 75 per cent compliance by 2026, ahead of the deadline for full enforcement.
To ease the transition, the minister encouraged teachers without formal education degrees but with at least one year of classroom teaching experience to enrol in professional certification programmes at the National Teachers Institute (NTI).
The short courses, lasting three to six months, would enable participants to qualify for TRCN registration and licensing.
He urged schools, state governments, and education stakeholders to give the directive top priority to avoid disruptions in accreditation for public examinations.
“The policy is clear, the timeline is non-negotiable, and compliance will be strictly monitored,” Alausa stated.
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