The Ogun State Government has announced that all public and private secondary schools are to resume for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session on Monday, 5 January 2026.

The government equally said that technical colleges will also resume for the academic session on the same date.

The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Abayomi Arigbabu, confirmed this to newsmen in a statement in Abeokuta.

Arigbabu said that schools are expected to commence the academic session immediately on the resumption date.

He also urged parents and guardians to prepare their children for resumption.

“The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology wishes to announce to the general public that all public and private primary and secondary schools, as well as the technical colleges in Ogun State, are to resume for the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session on Monday, 5 January 2026, in line with the approved Ogun State Academic School Calendar for the 2025/2026 academic session,” the statement said.

Meanwhile, as schools across Taraba State prepare to reopen on Monday, the early morning rush will no doubt take on a new meaning for thousands of families.

Where students once woke within school compounds, guided by bells and supervised routines, many will now begin their days before dawn, boarding buses, trekking long distances, or negotiating unreliable transport just to make it to class.

Weeks after Governor Agbu Kefas ordered the immediate closure of all boarding hostels in public and private secondary schools, the policy is steadily reshaping daily life for students, parents, and educators.

Introduced as a safety measure amid rising insecurity and fears of student abductions, the decision has forced all boarding students in the state to return home, effectively transforming every secondary school into a day school.

The government maintains that the move was necessary. Commissioner for Education, Augustina Godwin, said the directive followed a nationwide surge in kidnappings, including attacks on schools in several states. In Taraba, she explained, boarding facilities had become particularly vulnerable, with recent incidents heightening concerns about student safety.

But beyond the intentions of policymakers, the lived consequences are becoming harder to ignore.

For many students, boarding school was more than a place to sleep. It provided structure, set study hours, close supervision, and a stable learning environment often missing at home. Teachers say that stability has been abruptly replaced by longer commutes, irregular attendance, and increased distractions. (The Guardian)

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