President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a special salary scale for teachers in the county.

This was announced by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who represented the president during the 2020 World Teachers Day celebration.

Adama also announced that the President has also increased the years of service for teachers from 35 to 40 years.

According to him, the implementation of the new salary scheme is to encourage teachers to deliver better services.