Teachers – The Osun State Government has approved the release of a supplementary list to Batch 1 of the ongoing 2026 teachers’ recruitment exercise, increasing the total number of successful applicants to 1,241.
In a statement issued on Sunday, by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, M.A.K. Jimoh, the approval was granted by Gov Ademola Adeleke.
According to the statement, the development raises the number of recruited candidates from the initial 1,000 to 1,241, with the aim of accommodating more qualified unemployed youths into the teaching profession and enhancing learning outcomes in public schools across the state.
A breakdown of the figures shows that 660 candidates were recruited under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), 526 under the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), and 55 as Education Officers.
Successful candidates have been directed to check the published lists and proceed with the necessary profiling and documentation at SUBEB, TESCOM, or the Civil Service Commission, depending on their category.
The government congratulated the newly recruited teachers and urged them to contribute meaningfully to the development of the education sector, while maintaining professionalism to improve teaching standards and academic performance in schools across the state.
