The Ogun State Police Command has deployed its School Protection Squad across the state as schools prepare to resume academic activities on Monday. According to Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni, the deployment aims to boost police visibility around schools, protect pupils, teachers and infrastructure, and ensure a swift response to any security threats during the new term.

Primary and secondary schools across Nigeria have begun reopening for the first term of the 2025/2026 academic year, placing fresh financial pressure on parents and guardians. According to LEADERSHIP, some parents said they are struggling to cover the rising costs of school fees, uniforms, bags, books, transport and other essential items. Schools in Abuja were among those resuming, with households adjusting budgets to meet back-to-school expenses at the start of the new academic session.

The Nasarawa State Government has directed the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to launch an advocacy campaign aimed at returning out-of-school children to classrooms across the state. According to Vanguard, the government also plans enforcement measures, including mobile courts, to prosecute parents who keep school-age children at home. The initiative, announced in Lafia, forms part of efforts to reduce the number of children missing basic education in the state.

Primary and secondary schools across Rivers State, Nigeria, resumed the 2026/2027 academic session today, according to an announcement by the State Ministry of Education. The directive was contained in a Public Interest Announcement signed by the ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr. Mina Tele Ikuru, and dated September 3, 2026. The statement instructed schools to reopen for the new session, marking the start of the academic year for students across the state.

Premium Times reports that gunmen attacked Government Day Secondary School in Lassa, Borno State, abducting schoolchildren just 35 days after officials visited the area to reassess security and ordered implementation of Safe Schools measures. The earlier directive followed a similar abduction of pupils in Mussa ten days prior. The report questions why the government's promised Safe Schools protections failed to prevent a second abduction within 45 days, highlighting persistent insecurity around schools in Borno State.

According to Tori.ng, Nigeria’s education reform programme is showing major signs of progress, with more than one million out-of-school children reportedly returning to classrooms within 20 months. The report frames the development as a significant gain for school enrolment, while details on implementation, funding, regional distribution, attendance retention and independent verification were not provided in the available summary.