Delta Shuts Six Schools

The Delta State Government has closed six private primary schools in Okpanam, Oshimili North, for operating without approval. Officials from the Ministry of Primary Education sealed the schools during a monitoring exercise on Monday.

Education commissioner Kingsley Ashibogwu said the affected institutions – Splendour Care Nursery and Primary School, Immortal Dominion Academy, Glorious Height Nursery and Primary School, Magnified Mercy Nursery and Primary, CossyJully Academy and Ducams Schools – were running without accreditation and offering unauthorised programmes. He said repeated warnings had been issued to unregistered schools to comply with regulations.

“This decision is not meant to witch-hunt anybody, but for the academic well-being of our dear children,” Ashibogwu said. “All the affected schools have been sealed until they get approval from the state government.” The commissioner added that the government was determined to enforce standards in education and ensure only accredited schools operate in the state.