Speakers and participants at the webinar organized by Concerned Parents and Educators (CPE) has expressed concern over poor remuneration for teachers in the country.
The virtual meeting tagged: ‘Way Forward Forum’ was with theme: ‘Poor Salaries of teachers and lecturers’ held on Sunday 5th October, 2025 as the world marks Teachers’ Day.
Speaking at the forum, a lecturer Mr. Yomi Fawehinmi, HR Executive, Certified Coach. Windsor, Ontario, Canada attributed the poor salaries in teaching profession to the fact that teaching is a female dominated profession hence the low pay.
He also pointed to the society’s perception to teaching profession especially when it is always a last resort when seeking admission at the under graduate level, adding it can only get better if the perception changes.
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The expert argued that lecturers in Nigeria universities are not underpaid, adding that their salary structure is only tilted towards allowances, loan opportunities and if well harnessed will be to their advantage.
He said that lecturer should always negotiate with their employers who are the Governing Councils of universities instead of the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education and Labour.
Also speaking at the forum, Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Fort Hays State University, Kansas, USA, Dr. Adeyemi Anjorin Ezekiel said to improve teachers’ pay in the country, there is the need for every stakeholder to get involved and play their parts.
He urged on the need for professionalism for the teaching profession where teachers have to constantly improve themselves, government’s intervention with policies that will improve salary structures for teachers, parents’ intervention through support for schools among others.
For Beulah Marshall, School Growth Coach, Education Consultant, Co-founder Marshall International Academy, Nigeria, school owners should make teachers their priority in terms of remuneration and welfare.
Parents too need to ask questions on how much teachers in their children’s schools are paid and act accordingly to know if tuition is in tandem with what teachers are being paid.
She advised merger for schools to make them stronger, adding that this will help to improve infrastructure, teachers’ welfare among others.
Rev. Peter Omonigho Dugbo PA to the Principal, Educational Consultant, Certified IGCSE Teacher, Whitesands School, Lekki, Lagos said the anomalies in teachers’ salaries is not for the government alone to handle but the need for school owners to make teachers their priority whenever schools are being established.
Speaking on schools merger, Barrister Taiwo Akinlami Family Attorney and Child Safeguarding and Protection Innovator, Columbus, Ohio, United States said merger among schools is good but there are a lot of things to put into consideration which include compatibility, human connections, legal issue among others.
He said that there is the need for teachers to be organised to be at the forefront as everyone works to improve the sector.
The convener and Founder CPE, Mrs. Yinka Ogunde in her remarks called for concerted efforts across board to improve on salaries of teachers, adding that this will go a long way to increase productivity and output of students.
She explained that there is no national reform without the transformation of education sector starting with good remuneration for educators both in public and private sector.
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