The Ogun State Universal Basic Education Board has commenced statewide monitoring of schools as primary institutions across the state resumed for the third term of the 2025/2026 academic session, with authorities urging teachers to intensify efforts aimed at increasing pupil enrolment and improving learning outcomes.
The monitoring exercise, carried out across the four divisions of the state, focused on assessing the preparedness of teachers, learners, and school administrators for the new academic term.
Speaking during the exercise, the Executive Chairman of Ogun SUBEB, Evangelist Ifede Olalekan, charged teachers to strengthen enrolment campaigns in their communities and collaborate closely with parents to ensure that absent learners return to school.
Represented by Permanent Member III of the Board, Hon. Abiodun Ajayi, the chairman emphasized the need for dedication among teachers, stressing that improved performance in reading, writing, and speaking among pupils should reflect the quality of instruction being delivered in classrooms.
He also directed schools to commence academic activities immediately, noting that delays at the beginning of the term could negatively affect academic progress and curriculum coverage.
The SUBEB monitoring team expressed satisfaction with the level of preparedness observed in the schools visited, noting that many teachers resumed promptly and were already at their duty posts while pupils’ turnout was encouraging in several schools.
Some of the schools visited during the exercise included St. Luke’s Anglican Primary School, Ibara Orile; Christ Church Primary School and Ansar-Ud-Deen Primary School, Imasayi; as well as Yewa South Local Government Primary Schools I and II, Ona Ola, Ilaro.
Headteachers who spoke during the monitoring exercise commended the state government and SUBEB for sustaining regular supervision and support for public primary schools.
Mrs. Fausat Nasir of St. Joseph RCM Primary School, Abeokuta North, described the turnout of pupils and teachers as impressive and assured that academic work would commence immediately after environmental sanitation activities.
Similarly, Mrs. Omowunmi Enitan of Yewa South Primary School II, Ilaro, appreciated the Board’s monitoring visit, noting that schools were fully prepared for effective teaching and learning throughout the term.
The headteachers disclosed that many schools had already scheduled welcome tests for pupils as part of measures to assess their academic readiness and reinforce learning from previous terms.
Education stakeholders in the state have continued to commend Ogun SUBEB’s monitoring strategy, describing it as essential to maintaining discipline, accountability, and quality standards within the basic education sector.
The renewed enrolment drive by the Board is also expected to support ongoing efforts by the Ogun State Government to reduce the number of out-of-school children and improve access to quality basic education across rural and urban communities.
