As Schools resume: FG to deny WAEC, NECO accreditation to Colleges with unqualified teachers

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has directed that Nigeria Secondary Schools without qualified teachers are to lose their West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), and the National Examination Council (NECO) accreditations.

The directive is to affect all public and private schools which their teachers are henceforth respected to have proper certification, otherwise, they will no longer be allowed to serve as examination centres.

The new directive, was contained in a memo issued on Thursday by the Minister of Education, Alausa, to the Registrar/Chief Executive of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).

Alausa said the directive was in line with government policy to strengthen professionalism in the teaching profession.

He directed that, from 2027, accreditation of both public and private secondary schools for the conduct of public examinations, including WASSCE, NABTEB, NECO and NBIAS, would be strictly tied to teachers’ TRCN certification.

“Accordingly, effective from March 2027 for WASSCE, May 2027 for NABTEB, June 2027 for NECO and June 2027 for SAISSCE, any school whose teachers are not duly registered and licensed with the TRCN shall be disqualified from serving as an examination centre,” he said.

Alausa also indicated in the memo that state governments are requested to take due cognisance of the directive.

He urged state government to put in place necessary measures to ensure compliance by all teachers in state-owned secondary schools and private secondary schools within the stipulated two years from the date of the policy directive.