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But I don't think all these things the school does, graduation party or textbooks are mandatory now, if you no go get money for textbooks nobody go kill your child(ren) now....

This is not a well thought out policy. Most of these parents prefer to use the money for party and drinking rather than their children education.

During Jonathan Era, nobody complained of all these books and graduation party, but since we like to sell our votes on election day, let us face the non essential then 🤣🤣🤣

Command day secondary school ibadan ooooooooooooooo

I support him on the non transferable textbooks, they should ban work books and introduce note books.

Lagos government won't like this because their quality assurance people do get kickback from this.
They even encourage private school to intensify efforts to make parent pay extra because that where they get their corrupt money

pesty100:
how is this even going to work? there are just too many things that can go wrong, the governor didn't really think through it before promulgating this policy

You must be a publisher or school owner hahahahaha

Lithiumite:
The law can't stand,send your kids to govt schools simple.......there is a limit that govt can control private businesses.

Bro, educate yourself! Who do you think gave private schools the license and documents to operate? It’s the government—stop talking like they run outside the system.

This is commendable...
Our private schools don overdo, from one exploitation to another

These graduations of kids don drain person financially.
Na uni we know.

Kusu12:
Bro, educate yourself! Who do you think gave private schools the license and documents to operate? It’s the government—stop talking like they run outside the system.

You only licensed me on what to do and not how to do it

Someone should please send this letter to Governor Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde of Oyo State asap e daku.

fidtopade:
Thank God for Imo state government who took the first stem to cob this illegality.

Abia was first, since last year and not Imo.

MistyDense:
Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia, has introduced far-reaching reforms in the state’s education sector to protect parents, reduce exploitative practices, and make learning more accessible for children.

Under the new policy framework, schools are directed to abolish the use of customized exercise and textbooks that restrict transfer to other learners, thereby restoring the traditional practice where senior students can pass down books to their juniors. The Governor also ordered the discontinuation of compulsory after-school lessons, except where parents give consent, as well as the abolition of mandatory graduation ceremonies
for kindergarten, nursery, and basic schools.

These reforms, to be implemented from the first term of the 2025/2026 academic session, are designed to relieve parents of unnecessary financial burdens while ensuring that education remains people-focused and affordable.

To ensure smooth implementation, a consultative meeting with school proprietors, Parent-Teacher Associations, and other education stakeholders has been scheduled for Tuesday, August 26, 2025. Governor Alia has assured that his administration will continue to prioritize policies that uplift families and guarantee quality education for every child in Benue State.

Exactly the way to go. The terrorist party have come up with a policy that will become national. I hope the saint party will not be the last to implement just like the new minimum wage. Hope Uzodinma will be remembered for many years about this wonderful initiative.

Pravedk:
Long overdue. This rubbish must stop.

I inherited uniforms, textbooks and even sometimes old notes from my elder brother.

And I enjoyed it. Cos dude was more serious than I. His books were nearly laminated.

Why should a parent have same textbooks from older siblings but cannot give it to the younger ones cos the school have a stupid policy of always buying new. So what do I do with the ones I don't need at home?

Na that one dey vex me pass with private schools. Party own I no send.

And yes. Some extra lessons are too much. My child should leave that school by 2pm. Let them go and play small.

We closed by 2pm and we turned out great.

Most Nigerians are more wicked than politicians. The proprietors go to church or mosque and pretend to be holy but exhibit all manner of evil. Let all governors who has not key into it, do it sharply. God bless hope Uzodinma and okpeboho who copied and now Benue governor joined too. Performance is not about party but personality. Uzodinma is uguarbly the most hated politician in south east today but I can say he is among the very best from that zone. The three governors are APC.

Lithiumite:
The law can't stand,send your kids to govt schools simple.......there is a limit that govt can control private businesses.

you don't know what you are saying. State governor can close any defaulting school. Hope you are not operating one or you have someone cos the hammer will come upon you if you default.

Bluntemperor:
Very NAIVE Comments!
You want to shut down the Schools , even with 50 students/ Pulpils - apart from Employment generation,which You can do,how about the Knowledge Based they passed around the Society Or
- Do you now say- because they die end of graduation 🎓 their respective School - you are offended,eh,?
Don't you think 🧐 every thing should be beyond peripheral and,
- are they not on true Academic and Practical Teaching - which is the True Knowledge Development?
Some of you have Jaundice Eyes- you see ALL THINGS AS yellow 🟡!

What is the correlation between organising parties and enforcement of textbooks per pupil against impacting knowledge or ability of the school to set their tuition as deemed fit?
Set your tuition as you want, determine your bus fare or hostel fee, determine your attire rate, but don't come and enforce nonsense on our head in the name of school owner

obonujoker:
But I don't think all these things the school does, graduation party or textbooks are mandatory now, if you no go get money for textbooks nobody go kill your child(ren) now....

This is not a well thought out policy. Most of these parents prefer to use the money for party and drinking rather than their children education.

During Jonathan Era, nobody complained of all these books and graduation party, but since we like to sell our votes on election day, let us face the non essential then 🤣🤣🤣

It is mandatory ooo.
The funniest is that, they won't even give your kid the text if you don't pay, until payment is made, yet they will still add the to your balance.
Glory to God, I've always paid my child's fee on day 1 of resumption.
God no go shame us, but no be everyone get the capacity

Who says the law can't stand because you run a private school close to your backyard, my dear, you need to be enlightened on issues of this nature , when the government bans anything , it binds on everyone without exception, so please understand this. Still waiting for Anambra State to take a cue.

OlujobaSamuel:
It is mandatory ooo.
The funniest is that, they won't even give your kid the text if you don't pay, until payment is made, yet they will still add the to your balance.
Glory to God, I've always paid my child's fee on day 1 of resumption.
God no go shame us, but no be everyone get the capacity

Let parents take their children to Government schools

Sermwell:
You must be a publisher or school owner hahahahaha

that is exactly how I know the governor doesn't know what he is talking about

OlujobaSamuel:
This is false. Lagos shutdown Chrisland and Dowen.
You don't expect the school to be permanently closed down because of an infraction.
It will only be shutdown for a period to either resolve the infraction or gather the needed evidence, and then let the school continue with her operations.

Infraction is death of 2 students o, not minor infractions.

Especially Chrisland's own, where they initially denied all wrongdoing and blamed the parents by saying she came to school sick, until an autopsy revealed the truth and they immediately threw a teacher and the vendor who owned the stand under the bus. And their primary school had an issue of se.xual abuse of a minor and their initial reply was similar: defence and deflection (accusing the mother of clout-seeking) until a hospital provided evidence and a court jailed their staff.

That warrants a total overhaul of the school. And even when they resume, constant monitoring of the school (just to keep them in check).

Private schools should be scared of govt regulation, instead the big ones act like they cannot be touched.

In the UK, a whole Godounston (a school that has trained European royalty and the 1%) was trashed in a TV show about King Charles there. Before that, a public enquiry had been held and they had been found culpable of allowing school bullying (the type we don't pay attention to here in Boarding schools). See the PR campaign and upheavals they've been doing, to clean up their act.

Ordinary School in Lekki will be acting untouchable.

Pravedk:
Long overdue. This rubbish must stop.

I inherited uniforms, textbooks and even sometimes old notes from my elder brother.

And I enjoyed it. Cos dude was more serious than I. His books were nearly laminated.

Why should a parent have same textbooks from older siblings but cannot give it to the younger ones cos the school have a stupid policy of always buying new. So what do I do with the ones I don't need at home?

Na that one dey vex me pass with private schools. Party own I no send.

And yes. Some extra lessons are too much. My child should leave that school by 2pm. Let them go and play small.

We closed by 2pm and we turned out great.

This message dey sweet me ehn 😘

God bless you sir 😘

Onegai:
Infraction is death of 2 students o, not minor infractions.

Especially Chrisland's own, where they initially denied all wrongdoing and blamed the parents by saying she came to school sick, until an autopsy revealed the truth and they immediately threw a teacher and the vendor who owned the stand under the bus. And their primary school had an issue of se.xual abuse of a minor and their initial reply was similar: defence and deflection (accusing the mother of clout-seeking) until a hospital provided evidence and a court jailed their staff.

That warrants a total overhaul of the school. And even when they resume, constant monitoring of the school (just to keep them in check).

Private schools should be scared of govt regulation, instead the big ones act like they cannot be touched.

In the UK, a whole Godounston (a school that has trained European royalty and the 1%) was trashed in a TV show about King Charles there. Before that, a public enquiry had been held and they had been found culpable of allowing school bullying (the type we don't pay attention to here in Boarding schools). See the PR campaign and upheavals they've been doing, to clean up their act.

Ordinary School in Lekki will be acting untouchable.

I don't get.
Should the school be closed down permanently because a student died, when it's not like it's the school proprietor that commited the act.
Should we shutdown Dangote Company because his trucks do have accident?
The state govt at anytime there is issue with any school always step in, irrespective of the school.
A negligent act that leads to death is not enough reason to shutdown a school permanently.
You know how many times clubs have been shut due to environmental issues, yet they open them again.
This is a business entity, you don't shut it down anyhow, btw, no state has the power to dissolve or permanently shut any business entity, not even the FG.

Only a court can give such order that the business is causing more harm than good, therefore it should be dissolved

pesty100:
how is this even going to work? there are just too many things that can go wrong, the governor didn't really think through it before promulgating this policy

Tell us what could go wrong.

OlujobaSamuel:
I don't get.
Should the school be closed down permanently because a student died, when it's not like it's the school proprietor that commited the act.

A negligent act that leads to death is not enough reason to shutdown a school permanently.

This is a business entity, you don't shut it down anyhow

That's my issue with private schools: they're Nigerian BUSINESSES firstly and academics, staff welfare and safety comes a distant second.

A negligent act by a school resulting in death should warrant a relatively long period of shut down and investigation.


The buck stops at the table of the Principal, there should even have been public apologies, an offer to resign etc. There should even have been a court case and the school being sued and had to pay some heavy fines to the parents, regulatory bodies and more, publicly.

Let it be seen that there is a consequence for actions rather than what happens normally (the case dies, everyone moves on).

How a society treats it's most vulnerable members shows the strength of that society.

We cannot keep complaining about "Nigerian anyhowness" yet refuse to be strict to crack down on it.

observanc1:
federal universities don't have any restrictions whatsoever

Maybe from yhur own end...buh due to the nature of my JOB,
I've been to a handfull and I've seen things during the course of my visits...

Onegai:
That's my issue with private schools: they're Nigerian BUSINESSES firstly and academics, staff welfare and safety comes a distant second.

A negligent act by a school resulting in death should warrant a relatively long period of shut down and investigation.


The buck stops at the table of the Principal, there should even have been public apologies, an offer to resign etc. There should even have been a court case and the school being sued and had to pay some heavy fines to the parents, regulatory bodies and more, publicly.

Let it be seen that there is a consequence for actions rather than what happens normally (the case dies, everyone moves on).

How a society treats it's most vulnerable members shows the strength of that society.

We cannot keep complaining about "Nigerian anyhowness" yet refuse to be strict to crack down on it.

This is not about sch, it's about any entity engaged in one activity or the other, as long as you are duly registered and your activity is not deemed illegal, you don't close down such entity because of a wrong or negligent act.
There is no logic in shutting the school for a long time just because someone died. Has the govt or its agents gotten necessary info to aid their investigation, if yes, the school business continues why the govt or its agents continues with their investigation or prosecution.
Should the current pupil stay at home for months because the best if for the school to be shutdown or the parent should source for fund to enrol them in another school or govt should absorb them into one of the public schools around

Dear Mr Governor,have u secured ur people?
Na who dey alive dey go schl nau

pesty100:
how is this even going to work? there are just too many things that can go wrong, the governor didn't really think through it before promulgating this policy

Bros, how was it working before?

Ameboperoo:
You mean the government should let the education of the citizen be run the way they like because the schools pay taxes? Would you also say the same for private hospitals?

The government has no business telling private school owners how to distribute educational materials. Do you think the government decides for private hospitals how they sell hospital cards or even drugs? Do you, or are you being dishonest on purpose?

OlujobaSamuel:
Has anyone complained about the tuition you charge??
So you don't know schools are classified as non profit organisation?
You thought schools are treated like your regular trading company

Yes people have complained, but ask them to go to a public school and they start stuttering. Of course, it's a non-profit, doesn't mean schools operate at a loss; schools make a profit and are taxed on the profit. The difference is that schools are not profit-maximising firms.

As a matter of fact, the Reckless government of Mr Alia did not consult stakeholders on this policy. I have had discussions with a few important players, and this policy cannot even take off.