The Ekiti State Government has disclosed that it paid more than N9.7bn as counterpart funding to the Universal Basic Education Commission between 2022 and 2025 under the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji.
Chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, revealed this during a media briefing in Ado Ekiti.
According to him, the state paid N1.2bn in 2022, N1.39bn in 2023, and N3.55bn each in 2024 and 2025 as part of efforts to strengthen public basic education across the state.
Akinwumi said the intervention funds had significantly improved teaching and learning conditions in public schools through renovation projects, improved infrastructure and expanded access to education.
He explained that the investments also contributed to increased school enrolment, reduced cases of out-of-school children and improved retention of pupils within the education system.
The SUBEB chairman noted that the funds supported the provision of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities in schools, enhanced digital learning and boosted the supply of teaching and instructional materials.
He added that regular teacher training and retraining programmes had also strengthened the quality of education delivery in the state.
According to Akinwumi, a total of 699 classroom blocks were renovated between 2022 and 2025, while another 106 classroom projects are currently under construction or renovation across the state.
He further disclosed that the government provided 8,410 furniture units for pupils and 1,447 furniture units for teachers during the period to improve comfort and learning outcomes in schools.
The SUBEB boss said the state also constructed 59 boreholes in schools and built 41 perimeter fences to improve security and access to clean water.
On teacher development, Akinwumi stated that over 8,300 teachers participated in various capacity-building programmes between 2023 and 2026, while 355 caregivers also received specialised training.
He added that more than N860m had been released as running grants to public primary schools since 2022, while the government spent over N182m on instructional materials.
Akinwumi also revealed that the Oyebanji administration recruited 1,500 teachers and 200 non-teaching staff in 2023, alongside 362 security guards in 2024 to strengthen education delivery and school safety.
Speaking on workers’ welfare, he disclosed that 7,178 primary school teachers had been promoted within the last three and a half years.
He described the promotion of 259 teachers from Grade Level 15 to Grade Level 16 in 2025 as a landmark achievement in Ekiti’s education sector.
The SUBEB chairman further stated that N268m had been disbursed under the staff housing and vehicle loan scheme for teachers, while Governor Oyebanji recently approved an additional N200m to support the programme further.
