CROSS RIVER SHUTS 20 SCHOOLS OVER LACK OF GOVERNMENT APPROVAL
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Cross River State Government has shut down 20 schools operating without the required approval in four local government areas as part of efforts to enforce compliance with education regulations.
The affected schools are located in Calabar Municipality, Calabar South, Odukpani and Akamkpa Local Government Areas.
The Commissioner for Education, Stephen Odey, announced the enforcement exercise on Friday, warning that the affected schools must not reopen without government authorisation.
In a statement issued by the state Ministry of Information and Orientation on Saturday, Odey warned that proprietors who violated the closure order would face sanctions.
“The latest enforcement exercise, carried out by the Department of Quality Assurance in the Ministry of Education, underscores the government’s determination to ensure that all schools operate within the law and provide children with properly authorised and monitored learning environments,” the statement read.
Odey said the exercise would be extended to all 18 local government areas of the state to ensure that schools comply with established standards and provide pupils with properly regulated learning environments.
In Calabar Municipality, the affected schools are Impact Group of Schools, Gospel Beacon Academy and Divvy Bliss Schools.
In Calabar South, the government shut Warriors Seed Academy, Children of Promise Christian School, Future Amazing International Schools Limited, Glad Tidings Academy and Panorama International Schools.
The affected schools in Odukpani are De-Royal Academy School, Maria Assumpta Nursery/Primary School, Success Kids Nursery/Primary School, Delightsome International School, Sparkling Academy, Goodness Academy and Joanleff Excellent Institute.
In Akamkpa, the affected institutions are Creative Brain International School, St. Luck’s Anglican Nursery/Primary School, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Hot Brain Academy and Armour Christian International School.
The ministry urged school proprietors to obtain the necessary approval before commencing operations, warning that failure to comply with the regulations would attract sanctions.
The state government said it would sustain monitoring and enforcement activities across Cross River to ensure that schools operate in accordance with established regulatory requirements.
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