Edo State on Tuesday won big at the 2026 National Teachers Summit held at the State House Banquet Hall in Aso Villa, Abuja.
At the event, where some teachers were rewarded for their outstanding performances, Edo State emerged a big winner in the South- South Zone, with Mr Okhide Eugene, a physics teacher at Imaguero College, Benin City, going home with the whooping sum of N25 million.
Outstanding teachers were given N25 million each and the overall best teacher went home with N50 million.
Speaking at the event, the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Edo State, Dr Paddy Iyamu, appreciated President Bola Tinubu, the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa and the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, for continually providing support and the enabling environment for all teachers to thrive.
Dr Iyamu reiterated that the Nigerian Education system is experiencing a wave of positive change both in Edo under the education-loving Governor Monday Okpebholo, and at the national level under the Hon Minister of Education who has continually raised the bar of excellence under the visionary leadership of the President.
“The honour today is a testament to what we can achieve if we are really committed to a cause just like my amiable Governor, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo, is committed to taking education to higher heights in Edo State. I am grateful to the Governor for the opportunity to serve and the support he gives to us as a team in the education ministry.
“Today’s award is also coming on the heels of the numerous recognitions and awards the state has won in the education sector since the administration came into office a little over a year ago. Mr Governor is not relenting in his effort at repositioning the sector and making it better than we met it and we are getting results.
“We are not focusing only on the provision of modern facilities in our schools, we are also making life better for the teachers as their welfare is also a top priority and we expect more of our teachers to excel not only at national stage but even at global level,” he said.
