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World Service,3 mins

How did 22,000 teachers fail their pupils' tests?

Focus on Africa

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22,000 teachers in the north-western state of Kaduna in Nigeria have been sacked after they failed a competency test. The government says they failed basic questions on maths and current affairs. Now there's a recruitment drive to replace them. What do parents think of the controversy? And what will the sacked teachers do next? The Âé¶¹Éç's Is'haq Khalid reports. (Photo: Pupils and a teacher in a classroom in Kaduna. Credit: Âé¶¹Éç).

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