Knowledge Economy

The first major step taken by Governor Fayemi was the declaration of Free and compulsory education in public primary and secondary schools in Ekiti State through the abolition of levies and tax imposed on pupils in public schools by the immediate past administration. This was followed up with the payment of the 2019 SSCE and UTME examination fees for all 13,390 qualifying students in all public schools in Ekiti State; free education in all Technical Colleges in Ekiti State.

In addition to the establishment of four new model colleges in Ado-Ekiti, to cater for the growing population, academic activities at the Ekiti State College of Agriculture and Technology has commenced following its rehabilitation after four years of neglect. The state also got included in the new World Bank Assisted Project tagged ‘Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills’ (IDEAS) for Government Technical Colleges.

And is the only Southwest state to benefit from the World Bank Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), aimed at improving secondary education opportunities among girls. This is in addition to procuring Science Laboratory Equipment for all public secondary schools in the State. Payment of Bursary to 3,098 qualified applicants including Law Students for 2018/2019 and Scholarship awards to 288 undergraduates; 71 Masters’ Degree (Nigeria) students; 31 Physically Challenged undergraduates and 79 PhD students for 2018/2019 academic session.