By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, has said a total of 11,487 candidates passed its annual Professional Qualifying Examination conducted recently across the country.
The Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of TRCN, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, made this known on Friday in Abuja, while briefing newsmen on the achievements recorded by the council.
Ajiboye, who said a total of 17,602 candidates sat for the examination that qualifies one as a professional teacher, disclosed that 3,650 teachers failed the exercise.
His words: “A total of 17,602 candidates took the examination, 11,487 passed which is 75.9percent while 3,650 candidates failed, which is 24.1 per cent.”