Education advocate recommends a Master's degree for teachers.

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Education advocate recommends a Master's degree for teachers.

Published on Jun 10, 2025 • Education

The CEO of Educare and well-known education advocate Alex Onyia has suggested extensive changes to Nigeria's educational system. His suggestions include requiring teachers to have a master's degree, setting a baseline wage of ₦400,000 per month, and implementing automobile loan schemes specifically designed for educators.

Onyia highlighted the need to improve the teaching profession via rigorous academic standards and higher pay in a series of tweets on X (previously Twitter). He recommended that incoming instructors complete their undergraduate degrees with at least a Second Class Upper (2:1).

Onyia first suggested a beginning salary of ₦300,000, but then changed it to ₦400,000. Additionally, he suggested a vehicle loan program for educators that would be paid back gradually. Mandatory licence renewals every two years, subject on passing certification tests and continuing professional development, are another important component of his proposal.

"Our children's futures should only be shaped by the best," he said.

Public Responses Online, the plans sparked a flood of conflicting reactions. Ikenna maintained that teaching quality isn't necessarily correlated with academic achievement and that a bachelor's degree is enough for basic and secondary education. While many current institutions would be disqualified by such rules, Mikail noted that they might also increase the national level.

Onyia remained confident in his plan in spite of the disagreements.

"In just a year, these reforms could completely change Nigeria's educational system," he said.