The Federal Government has inaugurated the Planning and Implementation Committee for the 2026 World Teachers’ Day Celebration and the President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Awards.
The announcement was contained in a press statement issued on Monday by the Federal Ministry of Education through its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade.
Speaking during the inauguration in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, said teachers remain central to the country’s educational progress and the development of its workforce.
He said Teachers are the bedrock of sustainable educational development, adding that Nigeria’s human capital aspirations depend on a motivated, qualified, and professionally supported teaching workforce.
Enitan urged members of the committee to ensure that the assignment is carried out with fairness, transparency, integrity, accountability and merit.
The committee is expected to oversee nominations, screening and verification of candidates from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. It will also prepare the programme for the October 5, 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration, mobilise partnerships and put in place monitoring and evaluation measures for the exercise.
The Director of Education Support Services, Mr. Amudipe Gabriel Oluwole, described the inauguration as the formal commencement of preparations for the celebration.
Representatives of key education agencies and stakeholders, including the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), as well as development partners, pledged their support for what they described as a transparent and credible process.
The committee brings together representatives from the Federal Ministry of Education, its agencies, professional bodies, development partners and other stakeholders as preparations begin for the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration and the President’s Teachers and Schools Excellence Awards.