UMUAHIA — The Abia State Government has begun a five-day training workshop for 4,074 newly recruited teachers, running until September 12. Governor Alex Otti was represented by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Goodluck Ubochi. The government said the new teachers are part of a planned recruitment of 21,000. The chairman of the Abia State Universal Basic Education Board, Lydia Onuoha, said the teachers were selected from 36,000 applicants through computer-based tests and interviews. The state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Friday Madu, said more than 5,000 teachers were recruited in 2025 and over 4,000 this year.