Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development has ordered the reopening of schools across the state on Monday, January 5, 2026, except in areas with ongoing special security measures.
A statement by Peter Amogbonjaye, Press Secretary, of the Ministry quoted
Lawal Olohungbebe, Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, saying: “We welcome our children and teachers back to school across the state.
“Learning activities are to resume immediately in all but areas earlier identified to be under special security surveillance. This structured school resumption is designed to keep our children from harm’s way amid renewed security operations. Normal school activities will resume in such places very soon.
“In collaboration with the TESCOM and SUBEB, the Ministry wishes our children, teachers, and parents a blessed New Year and an academic session filled with great insights and successes.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry, has introduced a radio-based learning initiative to expand learning access beyond the traditional classroom structures.
In what underscored the creativity of the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration, the initiative is supported by UNICEF and Nigeria Learning Passport and will begin from Monday, January 5.
The statement explained that, the radio programme will run in 99.1Midland FM at 11a.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays at 1p.m. on Wednesdays, and at 2.30p.m. on Fridays. Additional radio stations will soon be added to widen access across the state, it added.
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