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The study investigated the competency training needs of lecturers for e-learning instructional delivery in teacher education programmes. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Two research questions and hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Five hundred and forty lecturers from the colleges of education and faculties of education in the universities in South West, Nigeria participated in the study. Data were collected for the study through the administration of a 20-item questionnaire. Instrument validation covered face and content validity by experts in ICT and test and measurement and a split half method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using Z-test statistical tools at 95% level of confidence. The results of data analysis revealed that lecturers were in need of training for technology related competencies and pedagogical knowledge. It was recommended that workshops and seminars should be organized coupled with inter and intra collaborative teaching experience amongst institutions within and outside the country for cross fertilization of ideologies and skills, and regular up-grading of teaching and learning facilities. Most importantly, there should be proactive funding of tertiary institutions to ensure a technology driven environment that will sustain qualitative instructional delivery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]