No fewer than 21,452 Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN)-certified applicants have applied for 1,000 rural teaching positions advertised by the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).
Dr. Kassim Mohammed-Kassim, Executive Chairman of SUBEB, disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Friday in Lafia.
He said the recruitment exercise, which began on March 27 and was originally set to end on April 3, has been extended to April 10.
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“The extension became necessary due to complaints from qualified applicants who were unable to submit their applications within the initial timeframe,” Mohammed-Kassim explained.
He noted, “We received numerous complaints about applicants’ inability to access and complete their applications due to the short notice on the portal.”
The SUBEB chairman urged eligible candidates to take advantage of the extended deadline, assuring that only the best applicants would be shortlisted.
He emphasized that the recruitment is specifically for rural teaching positions, with successful candidates deployed strictly to schools in rural communities.
Mohammed-Kassim advised those unwilling to work in rural areas to reconsider applying and assured that the board would conduct a transparent recruitment process, employing qualified candidates solely on merit, regardless of background or connections.
