Education

The Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has released the names of 600 newly recruited primary school teachers on the State’s SUBEB website.

The Ekiti State SUBEB Chairman, Professor Femi Akinwumi who made this known in Ado Ekiti, explained that, the newly employed teachers were the first batch to be employed from successful applicants in the recruitment exercise and documentation process carried out by SUBEB recently.

Professor Akinwumi advised applicants to check the list by logging to the Ekiti State Website via http://ekitistate.gov.ng/jobs.

He explained that the 600 successful applicants as well as the already notified 100 newly recruited teachers under the Federal Teachers Scheme would undergo a 4-day induction workshop from the Monday ,18th January, 2021 at designated centres across the state under strict compliance with the COVID-19 Protocols recently announced by the state government.

Professor Akinwumi added that the venues for the training and other relevant information would be made available to the successful candidates very soon.

The SUBEB chairman who stressed that the recruitment exercise was devoid of political, religious, ethnic or gender bias, submitted that it was purely based on merit.

Professor Akinwumi however charged the newly recruited teachers to see their employment as a call to duty, stressing that they should judiciously utilise the opportunity given to them by being diligent, loyal and dedicated to their duties.

The SUBEB boss also assured that the exercise was a continuous one as more successful applicants would still be employed in due course.

Amos Ogunrinde

Education

Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB Professor Femi Akinwumi has set September 30 as the deadline for the contractors handling the construction of the four public secondary schools recently established by the government to complete the projects.

He announced the deadline in Ado Ekiti during a meeting with the contractors.

Professor Akinwumi assured them that the board would continue to give necessary support towards ensuring the completion of the project as scheduled.

The SUBEB boss reiterated the commitment of the Fayemi-led administration to the provision of free qualitative basic education to all children of school age in the state.

He stated that the four new secondary schools would, upon completion, improve access of students living  in the  outskirts  of the State capital to secondary  education.

In his contribution, the new Permanent Secretary of SUBEB, Mr. Oluwadare Ajayi urged the contractors to note the observations made and adhere strictly to the directives of Governor Fayemi during his recent visit to the project sites.

Responding, representatives of the contractors pledged that they would deliver the projects  before the deadline.

The contractors said that they had already commenced roofing, plastering, fixing of the doors, windows, electrification and plumbing works as well as the landscaping of the playground and environment of the new schools.

The newly established four secondary schools which are part  of the Legacy Projects of the   Fayemi-led Administration are named after elder statesmen and prominent citizens in the state.

The schools located in the state capital are the Ayo Fasanmi High School, Iworoko Road; David Oke High School, Ijan Road; the Banji Akintoye High School, Ikere Road and the Deji Fasuan High School, Afao Road.

Ogunrinde Amos