A book in Honour of Ciwar

The book title ‘Emerging issues in Teacher Professionalism in Nigeria' was recently launched in honour of the emerging Educational Luminary in Nigeria, Chief Anjikwi Musa Ciwar (OON/MNAE), Registrar and Chief Executive of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN).

In his opening remarks, the author of the book, Mr. Bayode Makakese, said the book was a child of necessity which was authored to serve as a reference point for professionally qualified teachers who have been identified and certified by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), nationwide and in the Diaspora.

According to him, in the world over, teaching is regarded as a noble profession from which other professions came into being, noble as it is, teaching professional status in Nigeria had suffered great set back abinitio if compared to profession like medicine, engineering etc. “A lot of steps have been taken in the right direction through the activities of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria under the leadership of Chief Anjikwi Musa Ciwar who is the Council's Pioneer Registrar/Chief Executive.” He said, adding that with determination, Ciwar has brought teaching profession in Nigeria into a renewed status of dignity and respect.

The book is a collection of essays presented at conferences organized at Federal College of Education (FCE) Okene between 15 th -17 th February 2005 , conference hall Federal Secretariat Bauchi on the 26 th April, 2005 as a student Unionist and at NUT hall Osogbo on the 15 th June 2006 as a Special Community Development Project during his National Youth Service.

The collection, he hinted was to further support the TRCN activities and to recognize Ciwar's contributions and achievements in repositioning the status of teachers in the country.

However, in his reaction Ciwar commended the author for his doggedness and encouraged him never to relent in his efforts towards contributing to the growth of education in the country. “Bayode is Youngman who is so endowed that even as an undergraduate has organized several educational conferences as is contribution to education. He is a good role model to his pears and other youths coming behind.