Feb 5, 2021
Up: The St. David’s Primary School, Kudeti Ibadan, old building established in 1855 (before renovation). Down: The school, after renovation.
Share
It is a global view that primary school is the foundation of any child’s education as proper development of a child at that level prepares the child to cope brilliantly with the challenges of further education.
In Oyo State, there are about 2,000 public primary schools spread across the 33 local government areas of the state, but it saddens one’s heart that most of these schools are in a dilapidated condition.
This factor, if not given the desired attention, could promote truancy among school-age children if well-meaning Nigerians fail to assist the government in the running of schools in the state.
TODAY
Nigeria Union of Teachers
The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Tuesday said in spite of the order by the National Industrial Court (NIC), which restrained it from embarking on strike, its members will not go back to work.
The NIC, sitting in Benin City, had on Monday in a suit filed by the state government and the state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) with Suit No. NICN/BEN/04/2021, restrained the NUT from proceeding on any strike in the state primary schools.
Reacting to the restraining order, the state leadership of NUT said it had not been served with any processes or documents of court injunction against the ongoing strike that commenced on January 18, 2021 when primary schools were expected to resume for academic activities.
Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), yesterday, said it has not received any summons from the National Industrial Court (NIC) restraining it from embarking on strike in primary schools. The NIC sitting in Benin City had on Monday in a suit filed by the Edo State Government and the State Universal […]
By Adibe Emenyonu
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Edo State yesterday directed all primary school teachers in the state to shun the February 1, 2021, resumption date proposed by the state government.
The leadership of the union gave the order in a statement issued in Benin-city by the state Chairman, Pius Okhueleigbe, and the Assistant Secretary-General of the union, Moni Mike Modesty Itua.
The NUT had on January 12, 2021, directed all primary school teachers and school heads to embark on an indefinite strike with effect from January 18 over the inability of the state government to pay them.
The union in reaction to the state governmentâs request to suspend the strike, noted that the state government has not demonstrated any reasonable commitment to resolve the issues presented to it.
Court restrains NUT from embarking on industrial action
Public primary school teachers under the auspice of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), yesterday, defied the Edo State Government’s directive to resume academic activities. x
The primary school teachers had on January 18, 2021, declared an indefinite strike to protest against the state government’s non-implementation of its 10-point demands.
In a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, on Thursday, January 28, he had threatened forfeiture of salaries and enforcement of ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy on the teachers if they failed to resume.
But in a statement, the NUT insisted that it would continue to push for its demands and advised parents to keep their children and wards away from public primary school since its members were on strike.