Lagos Government Urges Teachers to Embrace Training, Professional Growth
The Lagos State government has urged teachers to embrace opportunities for training, self-development, and professionalism in order to remain relevant in a rapidly evolving education sector.
Chairman of the Lagos State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Mopelola Peregrino, made the call at the third edition of the annual one-day colloquium and training for teachers, held in commemoration of World Teachers’ Day 2025.
Peregrino stressed that continuous self-development was vital for teachers to keep pace with emerging trends. She said this year’s theme, “The Impact of Industrial Relations Policies on Teachers’ Performance,” was chosen to highlight how workplace policies affect conditions of service, job satisfaction, and overall performance.
“As a commission and as a government, I assure you that we will continue to promulgate policies that guarantee fair treatment, reasonable workloads, and timely compensation,” Peregrino said. “We are also committed to providing effective grievance resolution channels that will improve morale and inspire greater productivity.”
She added that the colloquium was designed to bring together stakeholders to brainstorm on topical issues that strengthen professionalism in the teaching career.
Delivering a lecture, guest speaker Isaac Olatunde emphasized the importance of harmony between teachers and their employers, describing cooperation as essential to optimal performance.
“While the government expects teachers to meet targets, it must also ensure that their welfare is adequately taken care of,” he noted.
Also speaking, Akintoye Hassan, Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State chapter, lamented the challenge of meeting the UNESCO-recommended student-to-teacher ratio of 1:25, but acknowledged that TESCOM’s ongoing recruitment for secondary schools and SUBEB’s drive for primary schools were steps in the right direction.
Hassan further renewed the union’s call for the state government to fully implement the 65-year retirement age policy for teachers.
