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Current openings

1,776 posts across 20 advertised roles, in the eight boards and the Ministry directorates. Every one of them states the grade, the station and the closing date, and applying costs nothing at any stage.

How to read this list

The board or directorate named in the second column is the employer. It advertises the post, screens the applications, sets the subject paper, runs the teaching demonstration and the interview, and issues the letter of appointment. Apply to that board for a teaching post; posts on the Ministry establishment are processed through the Kano State Civil Service Commission and are marked with the directorate rather than a board.

The station is where you will be posted, not where the interview is held. Written tests and demonstrations are held at the six zonal centres — Kano Central, Kano North, Kano South, Gaya, Rano and Wudil — and you will be told which centre when you are invited. A station named as a zone or as "all 44 LGAs" means you will be posted where the shortage is, and you will be told the school in your letter of appointment.

Closing dates are firm. The applicant portal closes at midnight on the date shown and no late application is accepted, because the screening list is drawn the following morning. An application that is incomplete on the closing date is treated as not made, so upload your documents when you start rather than when you finish.

A post that has closed is removed from this table, and a post that was filled is reported with the merit list. If somebody tells you about a vacancy that is not on this page, it has not been advertised, and a post that has not been advertised cannot lawfully be filled.

This recruitment round

1,776

Posts advertised

Teaching and non-teaching

Distinct roles

Across eight boards and the Ministry

Local government areas

Stations in all six zones

Free

Cost to apply

At every stage, from form to interview

Advertised posts

All appointments are on the Kano State consolidated public service salary structure, with the Teachers Salary Structure and teaching allowances for classroom posts. A post in a designated rural school carries the 20 per cent rural posting allowance.

Role	Board or directorate	Grade	Station	Posts	Closing date
Mathematics Teacher	KSSMB	GL 08	Kano Municipal, Nassarawa, Tarauni, Ungogo	120	30 September 2026
English Language Teacher	KSSMB	GL 08	Kano Central and Kano North zones	96	30 September 2026
Physics Teacher	STSB	GL 08	Science Secondary Schools, Dawakin Tofa and Kumbotso	24	30 September 2026
Chemistry Teacher	STSB	GL 08	Science Secondary Schools, Bichi and Rano	22	30 September 2026
Biology Teacher	KSSMB	GL 08	Gaya, Wudil and Sumaila	36	30 September 2026
Hausa Language Teacher	SUBEB	GL 07	All 44 local government education authorities	180	16 October 2026
Arabic and Islamic Studies Teacher	KSQISMB	GL 07	Integrated Islamiyyah schools, all six zones	240	16 October 2026
Basic Science and Technology Teacher	SUBEB	GL 07	Rano, Wudil and Gaya zones	140	16 October 2026
Head Teacher, Primary	SUBEB	GL 12	Bebeji, Doguwa, Rogo, Shanono, Tsanyawa	40	30 September 2026
School Counsellor	KSSMB	GL 09	Girls' secondary schools, all six zones	32	16 October 2026
Special-Needs Teacher	SUBEB	GL 08	Kano School for the Deaf and 12 special schools	28	16 October 2026
Laboratory Technologist	STSB	GL 08	Technical colleges at Wudil, Bichi and Gwarzo	18	30 September 2026
Workshop Instructor — welding, electrical installation, block-laying	STSB	GL 07	Technical colleges and vocational centres, all zones	26	30 September 2026
Librarian II	KSLB	GL 08	Central Library, Kofar Nassarawa, and zonal libraries	14	31 October 2026
Adult Literacy Facilitator	AGMEd	GL 07	Learning centres and community circles in all 44 LGAs	220	31 October 2026
Tsangaya Integration Coordinator	KSQISMB	GL 10	Dala, Fagge, Gwale, Kumbotso and Ungogo	12	16 October 2026
Quality Assurance Officer (School Inspector)	Ministry — Quality Assurance	GL 10	Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Wudil zonal education offices	24	30 September 2026
Census Enumerator (session appointment)	Ministry — Planning, Research & Statistics	GL 07	All 44 local government areas	480	31 August 2026
Education Data Analyst	Ministry — Planning, Research & Statistics	GL 09	Audu Bako Secretariat, Kano	8	31 October 2026
Examination Officer	Ministry — Examinations Unit	GL 09	Audu Bako Secretariat and the six zones	16	31 October 2026

Qualification requirements by grade

The minimum for the grade. Meeting it gets your application screened in; the written paper, the teaching demonstration and the interview decide the rest. TRCN registration, or evidence that you have applied for it, is required for every classroom post at every grade.

Grade	Minimum qualification	Experience	Typical posts at this grade
GL 07	NCE in the subject applied for, with SSCE credits in English and Mathematics	None — entry grade	Primary and JSS classroom teacher, Hausa or Arabic teacher, adult literacy facilitator, workshop instructor, census enumerator
GL 08	B.Ed, B.A.Ed, B.Sc.Ed, or a first degree with PGDE; HND for technical posts	NYSC discharge, exemption or exclusion	Subject teacher in JSS and SSS, special-needs teacher, laboratory technologist, Librarian II
GL 09	Degree with PGDE and current TRCN licence, or a master's in the discipline	3 years classroom or professional service	School counsellor, senior subject teacher, examination officer, education data analyst
GL 10	Degree plus PGDE with a master's in education, or degree with 5 years and a distinguished appraisal record	5 years, including a post of responsibility	Vice principal, quality assurance officer, Tsangaya integration coordinator, LGEA desk officer
GL 11	As GL 10, with evidence of curriculum or examination leadership	7 years, including 2 supervising staff	Head of department, senior inspector, zonal planning officer
GL 12	Master's in education or in a subject discipline, plus a substantive record of school leadership	8 years, of which 3 in a senior post	Head teacher, Principal II, LGEA schools officer, senior examination officer
GL 13	As GL 12, with a completed management development programme	10 years, including headship or its equivalent	Principal I, Zonal Education Officer, Assistant Director in a directorate
GL 14	As GL 13. Filled by promotion from within the service, or by open competition where no candidate qualifies	12 years, including 4 at GL 13	Deputy Director, Education Secretary of a local government education authority, board Director

How to apply

The whole process is online until the interview. Do not send a paper application and do not bring one to any office — it will not be entered.

Check the requirement for the grade

Read the row for the grade in the table above and the subject named in the advertisement. An application that does not meet the published minimum is screened out at the first stage, and there is no discretion at that step.

Create an applicant account

One account, one applicant, using your own email address and telephone number. You may apply for more than one post from the same account, but you may not hold two accounts, and a duplicate account voids both applications.

Complete the form and upload your documents

Everything in the document list below, scanned legibly. A document that cannot be read is treated as not supplied. Upload as you go — the portal saves each section.

Submit before the closing date and keep the reference

An acknowledgement reference is issued immediately in the form MOE/REC/2026/NNNNNN. Quote it in every enquiry. No application is progressed without one, and the portal closes at midnight on the closing date.

Sit the written examination

Invitations go out by SMS and email at least ten days before the date, naming your zonal centre. Bring the invitation and a valid means of identification. The general paper and the subject paper are marked anonymously.

Give the teaching demonstration

For every classroom post. You are given the topic and the class the day before and teach a forty-minute lesson observed by two assessors against a published rubric. Prepare a lesson plan and bring it.

Attend the panel interview with your originals

Three members, one from outside the recruiting board. Bring the original of every document you uploaded — an original that cannot be produced ends the application at this stage.

Verification, merit list and posting

Certificates are verified with the awarding institution and your TRCN status confirmed with the Council. The merit list is published, successful candidates receive a letter naming the school and the reporting date, and induction follows before you take a class.

Documents to have ready

Scan each one before you start. Every document must be legible, complete and in your own name — a name that differs between documents must be explained by a sworn affidavit or a marriage certificate.

NCE, degree or HND certificate, and the academic transcript for it.
PGDE certificate, where you hold a degree in a subject discipline rather than in education.
SSCE, WASSCE or NECO result, showing credits in English Language and Mathematics.
TRCN registration certificate, or the evidence of application, for every classroom post.
NYSC discharge, exemption or exclusion certificate, where the grade requires it.
Birth certificate or a sworn declaration of age.
Certificate of State of origin, or of residence for a non-indigene applying to a State post.
National Identification Number slip, and a valid means of identification.
Two recent passport photographs on a plain background.
Curriculum vitae listing every school or institution served, with dates.
Two referees, one of whom must be your current or most recent employer or head teacher.
Evidence of current employment and a letter of no objection, if you are already in the public service.

Questions from applicants

I have a degree in Physics but no PGDE. May I apply for a teaching post?

Yes, and it is worth applying now. TRCN will not register a subject graduate to teach without the PGDE, so an offer would be conditional on you enrolling for it. The PGDE takes one year and can be taken by sandwich while you teach. Upload your degree and state on the form that you have applied for or intend to take the PGDE.

I hold an NCE and have taught in a private school for six years. Which grade do I apply at?

GL 07, which is the NCE entry grade, and your service is recognised in the appraisal and promotion record rather than in the entry grade. Once appointed you may enter the funded upgrading programme to convert the NCE to a degree, after which conversion to GL 08 follows the qualification.

Can I choose where I am posted?

You may state a preference and it is taken into account, but posting follows the shortage. A post advertised for a zone or for all 44 LGAs will be filled where the children are, and refusing a posting withdraws the offer. If you are willing to go to a designated rural school, say so on the form — it carries the 20 per cent rural allowance and it will strengthen your application.

Is there an age limit?

You must be at least 18 and must be able to complete the qualifying service for pension before the compulsory retirement age, which for teaching staff in Kano is 65 years of age or 40 years of service, whichever comes first. In practice that means a first appointment is not made after 50.

Does the Ministry recruit non-indigenes of Kano State?

Yes. Appointment is on qualification and merit. A non-indigene supplies a certificate of residence in place of the certificate of State of origin, and the same terms, salary structure and promotion route apply.

I applied last session and was not successful. May I apply again?

Yes, as often as a suitable post is advertised. Each round is screened afresh and a previous unsuccessful application counts neither for nor against you. If you were unsuccessful at the demonstration stage, ask for your rubric score — it is released to the candidate on request and tells you exactly what to improve.

Somebody is offering me a place on the merit list for money. What do I do?

Report it, and pay nothing. The merit list is compiled from anonymously marked papers and recorded interviews and is published. Nobody can add a name to it. Telephone 0800 MOE KANO or write to info@moe.kn.gov.ng with the name, the date and any message you received.

How long does the whole process take?

From the closing date, about twelve to sixteen weeks: screening in two weeks, the written examination in weeks four to six, demonstrations and interviews in weeks seven to ten, verification in weeks eleven and twelve, and letters of appointment thereafter. Teaching posts are timed so that successful candidates report at the start of a term.

Applying is free — at every stage

There is no application fee, no screening fee, no examination fee, no demonstration fee and no interview fee for any post on this page. The Ministry and its boards have no recruitment agent and authorise nobody to collect anything from an applicant.

Anyone who claims to be able to secure you an appointment, a posting or a place on the merit list is defrauding you, whatever office they claim to hold. Report it on 0800 MOE KANO or at info@moe.kn.gov.ng with the name, the date and any message, and keep the message.

Apply for an advertised post

Create an applicant account, upload your documents once, and apply for as many advertised posts as you are qualified for.

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