LAGOS- The Governor Akinwunmi Ambode-led Lagos State Government Friday disclosed that 65,818 applications were received for the 2,200 teaching job vacancies offered by the State Government after the deadline for the submission of applications ended at midnight on Thursday, September 6, 2018.
The Permanent Secretary, Lagos
State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Adebunmi Adekanye, who disclosed this after receiving reports on the exercise, said the huge number of applications was mostly influenced by the prompt payment of salaries and the welfare package of the Lagos State for teachers and other employees of the State.
She noted that a breakdown of the applications shows that 44,725 people would compete for the 1,200 jobs in the Public Secondary Schools category, while 21,093 applied for the teaching job in the public primary sector.
The Permanent Secretary stated that the next step in the recruitment exercise is the electronic sorting of the applications to ensure that the applicants meet the set criteria and shortlisted eligible candidates are invited for written examination.
Adekanye reiterated the commitment of the State Government to fairness and transparency in the recruitment exercise.
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