Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved promotions for 5,956 workers in basic education. The beneficiaries cover both teaching and non-teaching staff under the State Universal Basic Education Board. Financial benefits tied to the promotions will take effect from October 2026. The approval was confirmed in a statement obtained by The PUNCH on Friday. Before the list was finalized, the board ran a computer-based test earlier in the month to assess eligible employees. Those test results appear to have formed the basis for who was promoted. The announcement did not include a breakdown between teachers and support staff, nor the new grade levels. Nor was the monetary value of each promotion disclosed.