September 10, 2025 – An unconfirmed circular claims that the Borno State Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation has announced that recruitment of teachers will soon begin across public schools in the state.
According to the circular, the online application portal will open on Monday, December 1, 2025, and close on Saturday, December 27, 2025.
It claims that a statement from the Office of the Honourable Commissioner at Musa Usman Secretariat, Maiduguri, confirmed the exercise. It said, “This is to inform the general public that the Borno State Ministry of Education is undertaking recruitment of teachers. All interested applicants wishing to develop a career in the teaching profession can apply for teaching appointment in public schools in the state.”
The requirements state that applicants must be graduates of recognized higher institutions, not above 50 years of age, and must possess at least one of NCE, B.Sc., B.A., B.Sc.Ed, or PGDE. Candidates are also required to have an NYSC certificate, either discharge or exemption, and be ready for deployment to any part of the state.
The unverified advert also added that “working experience, professional education certificate and certified computer knowledge will be an advantage.”
Interested candidates are expected to apply online through the portal moeaplication.bornostate.gov.ng once it is open in December 2025.
News update (September 11, 2025):
Our findings confirm that the recruitment advertisement in circulation is fake. The circular matches an old 2022 advert, suggesting it was edited to mislead the public. As of now, the Borno State Ministry of Education has not issued any official statement regarding this advert.
Attached below is the advert in circulation (Image 2 is a similar advert from 2022):
