9,000 Jigawa graduates sit CBT for 500 teaching jobs

Over 9,000 graduates in Jigawa State are taking a Computer-Based Test for 500 teaching positions in the J-Tsangaya programme, according to Punch.

However, Daily Post Nigeria reports a significantly lower number of candidates, stating that 2,370 candidates are vying for the 500 positions. The Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Tsangaya Education Board, Abubakar Maje, said the candidates participated in the CBT exercise on August 29, 2026, across three centres in the state.

The 500 positions comprise 250 Alarammas, 150 NCE graduates, and 100 graduates. The candidates sat for the examination at the Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State College of Education, Gumel, and Binyaminu Usman Polytechnic, Hadejia, with 718, 961, and 691 candidates participating at each location, respectively, as per Daily Post Nigeria.

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