IBADAN, NIGERIA– The Oyo State Federal government has actually revealed preparedness to partner with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and Think Equal Organisation, United States, on the application of a Social and Emotional Knowing initiative aimed at enhancing fundamental education throughout the state.
The Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYO SUBEB), Nureni Adeniran, revealed this on Thursday, September 3, 2026, while receiving representatives of Think Equal Organisation and UBEC authorities during a sensitisation and engagement check out to the board’s head office in Ibadan.
The development was consisted of in a declaration signed by Adeniran and provided to reporters in Ibadan on Friday.
Adeniran stated the initiative, tagged “Think Equal Pre-Primary and Main Literacy Programme: A Social and Emotional Learning Initiative,” is created to complement standard literacy education with skills that foster compassion, psychological intelligence, self-regulation and favorable social interaction amongst children.
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He stated the effort lines up with efforts to enhance early youth education and equip students with proficiencies beyond traditional scholastic direction.
The chairman highlighted some interventions by OYO SUBEB in pre-primary education, consisting of the training of 320 Early Youth Care, Development and Education teachers across the 33 Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities in the state.
He attributed the development tape-recorded in the state’s education sector to the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde, stating the federal government had actually sustained totally free and qualitative standard education while purchasing school facilities and learner-friendly centers.
Adeniran also stated the administration had prioritised teachers’ welfare and constant expert advancement while ensuring prudent deployment of UBEC and SUBEB intervention funds.
Oyo To Evaluation Implementation Structure
The SUBEB chairman assured the checking out officials that the board would critically evaluate the execution methods of the proposed initiative, including instructor professional advancement, classroom resources, tracking and evaluation frameworks.
He said the evaluation would assist make sure that the program is successfully incorporated into the state’s existing school system and curriculum.
Adeniran thanked Think Equal Organisation and UBEC for selecting Oyo State as a pilot state for the effort, describing the choice as acknowledgment of the state’s management in education.
“Certainly, we are Pacesetters and we do not take this self-confidence for approved,” he stated, expressing optimism that the engagement would produce an efficient and impactful outcome.
Speaking earlier, the Zonal Director of UBEC, Beatrice Okei, stated the effort was coming at a time when the commission, in cooperation with State Universal Basic Education Boards, had actually created an allowing environment for the education sector to grow.
She said this had actually been achieved through sustained financial investment in standard education, teacher development, infrastructure and the welfare of instructors.
Think Equal Describes Training Focus
The Senior Manager, Africa/Middle East and Asia, Think Equal Effort, Anas Tahhan, said the training concentrated on the modified Learning Through Play pedagogy.
According to him, the technique is designed to improve the holistic development of pre-primary school children while gearing up instructors with innovative, inclusive and child-centred teaching methods.
Tahhan expressed self-confidence that the worths promoted by Think Equal would match existing discovering procedures and add to raising “well-rounded, durable and accountable future leaders.”
The engagement was participated in by the Executive Secretary of OYO SUBEB, Dr Kemi Adeosun, and directors of the board.