Kwara directs schools to reopen Jan 5, insists public safety top priority
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin
The 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.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development on Sunday.
“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,” The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe said in a statement.
The statement stated further that, “In collaboration with the TESCOM and SUBEB, the Ministry wished our children, teachers, and parents a blessed New Year and an academic session filled with great insights and successes.”
The Ministry, meanwhile, has introduced a radio-based learning initiative to expand learning access beyond the traditional classroom structures.
In what underscored the creativity of the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration, the initiative is supported by UNICEF and Nigeria Learning Passport and will begin from Monday, January 5.
The statement stated 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,” the statement added.
