The Chairman, House Committee on University Education, ABUBAKAR FULATA has proposed the sums of 250,000 naira, 500,000 naira and 1 million naira as salaries for primary, secondary and university teachers, respectively.

This came as the Minister of Education, Prof. TAHIR MAMMAN lamented that Nigeria’s education system was yet to contribute to the nation’s societal and economic growth despite the fantastic education policies in place.

They spoke at a one Day National Stakeholders Workshop on the Development of a Roadmap for the Nigerian Education Sector (2023-2027), organized by the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja.

FULATA insisted that if Nigeria wants to achieve quality education teachers must also be encouraged as it is obtained in the other climes.

The lawmaker who also advocated declaration of emergency on education, equally called on the federal government to commit at least 25 percent or 30 percent of the national budget to education.