Education
BREAKING: 14 Kogi Poly students expelled for alleged Exam misconduct, 185 withdrawn for poor academic performance (Full List)
The academic board of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja has approved the withdrawal of 185 students from various schools and departments for poor academic performance in the second semester of the 2021/2022 academic session.
This was part of far reaching decisions at the 13th emergency meeting of the Board held on Tuesday in Lokoja.
The Board led by its chairman, Dr. Salisu Ogbo Usman approved the reports of the Results Verification Committee led by the Deputy Rector, Dr. Kehinde Felix Lamidi.
The board frowned at students performing below academic standard despite providing conducive atmosphere for learning and charged them to redouble their efforts and be more focused in their academic pursuit.
Meanwhile, fourteen students have been expelled from the Polytechnic on account of examination misconduct and related offences.
The Board approved the expulsion having been satisfied with the reports of the Central Examination Misconduct Committee led by Mrs. Grace Ehimony.
Other decisions reached by the Board on Examination Misconduct cases include the exoneration of two, written warning to 2 students, three students to be rusticated for one semester and seventeen students asked to carry over courses they were charged with in an offence.
Dr. Usman, who commended the Board’s Central Examination Misconduct committee and those of schools and departments for a thorough job, called for synergy among the committees so as to make decisive resolutions capable of raising the quality of teaching and learning at the Polytechnic.
He equally reassured the Polytechnic community of the Board and Management’s continued resolve to make reforms that would be beneficial to all stakeholders identified with the institution.
LIST OF STUDENTS WITHDRAWN ON POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
1. PAUL DORCAS OJOCHEGBE – 2021/ND/OTM/004.
2. DANJUMA KERIMU – 2021/ND/OTM/007
3. CHIJIUBA MARY MELANIN – 2021/ND/OTM/018
4. MUSA ALI – 2021/ND/OTM/025
5. ATTAH ADAH GODWIN – 2021/ND/OTM/038
6. EGWUEKWE BENITA KELECHI – 2021/ND/OTM/074
7. JOSHUA DAVID ENEMONA – 2021/ND/OTM/098.
8. ONUH SEDIQ – 2021/ND/OTM/099
9. ALIH FAITH – 2021/ND/OTM/110
10. ISAAC ZEKERI – 2021/ND/OTM/127
11. JAMES OJOMACHEWNU – 2021/ND/OTM/141
12. SEIDU SHEKUR – 2021/ND/OTM/145
13. BALA MUHAMMED – 2021/ND/OTM/161
14. KASHIM MUHAMMED – 2021/ND/OTM/162
15. SANI MUSA OMACHOKO – 2021/ND/OTM/163
16. TIJANI MUNIRAT – 2021/ND/OTM/166
17. EDOGBO UNEKWOJO BLESSING – 2021/ND/OTM/170
18. OGEGE AMOS – 2021/ND/OTM/172
19. USMAN NEFISETU – 2021/ND/OTM/221
20. APEH MONDAY – 2021/ND/OTM/223
21. ABUH AYUBA – 2021/ND/OTM/240
22. LAWAL AISHAT 2021/ND/OTM/259
23. MAJI HOPE – 2021/ND/OTM/264
24. YAKUBU JOY WASILAT – 2021/ND/OTM/301
25. SIMON EMMANUEL KENYA – 2021/ND/OTM/306
26. ABU JEMILETU – 2021/ND/OTM/328
27. ABDULLAHI NANAHAWA OVAYI – 2021/ND/OTM/353
28. JULIUS BOLUWATIFE – 2021/ND/OTM/356
29. USMAN SAADAT – 2021/ND/OTM/358
30. YUNUSA CHARITY OJOCHEGBE – 2021/ND/OTM/360
31. KUTEYI OMOTAYO ADETOMI – 2021/ND/OTM/365
32. ILIYASU IDRIS – 2021/ND/OTM/379
33. MUKAILA KAFAYAT – 2021/ND/OTM/391
34. ABIODUN RUTH OPEYEMI – 2021/ND/OTM/395
35. AINA IYANU – 2021/ND/OTM/401
36. MUHAMMED HABIBU – 2021/ND/OTM/404
37. MUHAMMED HAMZA – 2021/ND/OTM/405
38. ARIYO SEGUN SAMUEL – 2021/ND/OTM/406
39. JOHN ONUCHE – 2021/ND/OTM/418
40. ADEKUNLE JOY TEMITOPE – 2021/ND/OTM/423
41. EMMANUEL EBUNLOMO HAPPINESS – 2021/ND/OTM/429
42. ABDULKAREEM ABDULWOLI OGIRIMA – 2021/ND/OTM/439
43. AMINU ABDULRAHMAN – 2021/ND/OTM/240
44. MONDAY ISRAEL OJODALE – 2021/ND/EEE/001
45. JAMES SAMUEL OMEIZA – 2021/ND/EEE/008
46. ISMAIL ABDULRASHEED ADAVIZE – 2021/ND/EEE/010
47. MACKLINS ISRAEL OLUWADAJARE – 2021/ND/EEE/017
48. ROTIMI SAMUEL TEMITOPE – 2021/ND/EEE/020
49. SANNI ATIKU – 2021/ND/EEE/032
50. SALIU ABDULATEEF JAMIU – 2021/ND/EEE/035
51. OJI HEART OJONUKPE – 2021/ND/EEE/047
52. OCHIMANA NICODEMUS PATRICK 2021/ND/EEE/049
53. OJO OLUWATOBI – 2021/ND/EEE/052
54. IBIDUN PROSPER TOBI – 2021/ND/EEE/057
55. APEH ADEJOH SUNDAY – 2021/ND/EEE/073
56. IBRAHIM MUSTAPHA ITOPA – 2021/HND/EEE/005
57. JOHN NELSON ONECOJO – 2021/HND/EEE/074
58. NEGEDU PRECIOUS ELE-OJO – 2021/ND/SLT/308
59. JAJA TOBI SEUN – 2021/ND/FA/085
60. BENJAMIN JOSHUA OTEDOLA – 2021/ND/FA/134
61. OGUNGBOHUN OPEYEMI LYDIA – 2021/ND/ACCT/035
62. RABIU ABUBAKAR – 2021/ND/ACCT/069
63. HASSAN HAMZA DANJUMA – 2021/ND/ACCT/115
64. ALIYU RIDWAN TEMITOPE – 2021/ND/ACCT/136
65. SUNDAY PHILIP OJOAJOGWU – 2021/ND/ACCT/147
66. ISAH PATIENCE – 2021/ND/ACCT/169
67. ATAGUBA ABDUL – 2021/ND/ACCT/177
68. SIAKA USMAN – 2021/ND/ACCT/179
69. UMARU MAKWU ABUBAKAR – 2021/ND/ACCT/200
70. GABRIEL SUNDAY OJODALE – 2021/ND/ACCT/205
71. ZEKERI KEBIRU – 2021/ND/ACCT/221
72. ABDULRAHEEM LAWAL AMOTO – 2021/ND/ACCT/242
73. GARBA YAHAYA – 2021/ND/ACCT/257
74. JERE WISDOM – 2021/ND/ACCT/259
75. OLADUNJOY FADEKEMI MODUPE – 2021/ND/ACCT/260
76. KAZEEM AISHAT OLAMIDE – 2021/ND/ACCT/268
77. ABDULKAREEM JEMILU – 2021/ND/ACCT/275
78. DANIEL SUNDAY EJEH – 2021/ND/ACCT/287
79. KAMORUDEEN MARIAM OLAMIDE – 2021/ND/ACCT/289
80. MUSA FATIMA – 2021/ND/ACCT/293
81. BELLO NIMATU IYABO – 2021/ND/ACCT/296
82. SAIDU ABDULKADIR – 2021/HND/PAD/038
83. OLUKOTUN KAZEEM AYODEJI – 2021/HND/PAD/073
84. OLAIYA ABAYOMI MONDAY – 2021/HND/PAD/074
85. IBRAHIM JOY – 2021/HND/PAD/088
86. YUSUF ABDULATEEF – 2021/HND/PAD/104
87. HASSAN MUSA – 2021/HND/PAD/106
88. IBRAHIM AHMED OZOVEHE – 2021/HND/PAD/123
89. IBRAHIM SALIHU – 2021/HND/PAD/131
90. HASSAN ZAINAB – 2021/HND/PAD/138
91. ABDULATEEF RUKAYAT – 2021/HND/PAD/142
92. OMOTOSHO MONDAY ADE – 2021/HND/PAD/146
93. YAKUBU MOHAMMED – 2021/HND/PAD/149
94. ABIODUN AYOMIDIMEJI – 2021/HND/PAD/150
95. OLUDARE JOSHUA TOYOSI – 2021/ND/SLT/ 259
96. SIYAKA JUWARETU – 2021/ND/LIS/014
97. AYO GOODNESS ENYO – 2021/ND/LIS/039
98. ADOFU WISDOM UNEKWU – 2021/ND/LIS/046
99. HARUNA UMAR FARUQ – 2021/ND/LIS/050
100. KOLADE VINCENT JOHN – 2021/ND/LIS/118
101. ISAH SAIDU ABDULLAHI – 2021/ND/LIS/144
102. KADIRI MARY – 2021/ND/LIS/150
103. ATOKOLO ESTHER – 2021/ND/LIS/174
104. SUMAILA LEAH – 2021/ND/LIS/180
105. OMALE BASIL ADAMA – 2021/ND/LIS/183
106. OMALE LARE – 2021/ND/LIS/186
107. AROWOSAYE SOFIAT KEMI – 2021/ND/LIS/242
108. ISAAC ABIGAIL – 2021/ND/LIS/243
109. OMOTOLU IMOLE MARY – 2021/ND/LIS/272
110. MUHAMMED HAMZA – 2021/ND/LIS/281
111. FADILE OLAMIDE FAVOUR – 2021/ND/LIS/292
112. IBRAHIM OJOCHEGBE MUNIRAT – 2021/ND/LIS/296
113. MOMOH HALIMAT – 2021/ND/LIS/321
114. OLORUNFEMI MARY BLESSING – 2021/ND/LIS/331
115. ABIMBOLA OLAMIDE RACHEAL – 2021/ND/LIS/335
116. TOKULA MATHIAS OJONIMI – 2021/ND/LIS/341
117. OGAH WISDOM ENYO-OJO – 2021/ND/LIS/353
118. SALIU BENARD JOHN – 2021/ND/LIS/356
119. OLORUNPOMI TUNDE JOSHUA – 2021/ND/LIS/419
120. ISAMAILA ZULEIHAT – 2021/ND/LIS/422
121. ISAH IBRAHIM – 2021/ND/LIS/429
122. ADENIYI LOVETH – 2021/ND/LIS/435
123. ADEYANJU MISTURAH – 2021/ND/LIS/438
124. ZHEMANE GLORIA RAGBA – 2021/ND/LIS/441
125. OBADEMOWO AYOMIDE FUNMILAYO – 2021/ND/LIS/448
126. OMOARE TOSIN JOSEPH – 2021/ND/LIS/468
127. ABDUL MUSTAPHA – 2021/ND/LIS/470
128. HASSAN ZAINAB IZE – 2021/ND/CPS/004
129. ABDULAZEEZ BASHIRU ADEIZA – 2021/ND/CPS/313
130. OLOGE VICTOR OLUSEGUN – 2021/ND/PAD/043
131. ABDULSALAM JEMIL ADAVIZE – 2021/ND/PAD/175
132. UMAR RABIU – 2021/ND/PAD/195
133. IKULAGBA MICHAEL TOBILOBA – 2021/ND/PAD/271
134. HAYATU REKIYAT – 2021/ND/PAD/300
135. ABDULRAZAK SHUAIBU KENCHI – 2021/ND/PAD/318
136. OMALE PEACE ELEOJO – 2021/ND/PAD/347
137. YUSUF MUHAMMED AWAL – 2021/ND/PAD/405
138. YAHAYA ABDULAZEEZ MUSA – 2021/ND/PAD/442
139. MUHAMMED ABDULAHI OPEYEMI – 2021/ND/PAD/552
140. OGUNBIYI TOBI – 2021/ND/PAD/553
141. SHAIBU UMMIHARI ONIZE – 2021/ND/PAD/582
142. USMAN IBRAHIM – 2021/ND/PAD/635
143. UMAR JAMILU – 2021/ND/PAD/640
144. JOHNSON RUTH MOREEN – 2021/ND/PAD/650
145. SALIFU RAMATU NULL – 2021/ND/PAD/695
146. ADESINA OJO MARUF – 2021/HND/BUS/103
147. OGUCHE SAMUEL EDOGBO – 2021/HND/BUS/124
148. OLOJO JOHN – 2021/HND/BUS/129
149. AJAYI BLESSING OLUWAFUNMILAYO – 2021/HND/BUS/163
150. SHAIBU USMAN – 2021/HND/BUS/172
151. IDRIS ZALAIYAT – 2021/HND/BUS/185
152. OLUFINRAN OSHO DAVID – 2021/ND/BUS/032
153. IBIDERO DUPE – 2021/ND/BUS/060
154. YAHAYA BULIAMEEN OLADEJI – 2021/ND/BUS/085
155. BAMIDELE EZEKIEL – 2021/ND/BUS/169
156. RABIU AHMED SALIFU – 2021/ND/BUS/196
157. BELLO BILIKISU ONIZE – 2021/ND/BUS/284
158. REUBEN TAIYE EMMANUEL – 2021/ND/BUS/288
159. ADEWALE YUNUS TOYOSI – 2021/ND/BUS/322
160. ISAAC JUSTINA – 2021/ND/BUS/323
161. ALIU ABOSEDE RUKAYAT – 2021/ND/BUS/331
162. IBRAHIM MAMINETU – 2021/ND/BUS/376
163. ABDULLAHI IDI USMAN – 2021/ND/BUS/379
164. USMAN MUSLIMAT OMOLADE – 2021/ND/BUS/420
165. OCHIMANA ESTHER OJODUGBOMI – 2021/ND/BUS/422
166. IBRAHIM ALIH – 2021/ND/BUS/459
167. SALIHU KHADIJAT – 2021/ND/BUS/462
168. FEMI EMMANUEL – 2021/ND/BUS/476
169. SALISU MUNIRAT – 2021/ND/BUS/489
170. AJISAFE FUNMILAYO – 2021/ND/BUS/497
171. AMEGO MARY ADEJE – 2021/ND/BUS/514
172. MEDAIYEDU TOBI MONDAY – 2021/ND/BUS/534
173. OSASONA MARY SIMISOLA – 2021/ND/BUS/535
174. MATHEW EKELE IDOKO – 2021/ND/BUS/551
175. SHAIBU RESHIDAT – 2021/ND/BUS/563
176. MATHEW TOYIN – 2021/ND/BUS/580
177. ABEL OLAYINKA JAMES – 2021/ND/BUS/597
178. SALIHU ABDULYAKINI ONORUOIZA – 2021/ND/BUS/598
179. ONUH PHILIP – 2021/ND/BUS/621
180. MUHAMMED ALIH DASABE – 2021/ND/BUS/642
181. ISIAKA ABDUL – 2021/ND/BUS/645
182. YAHAYA UMAR – 2021/ND/BUS/464
183. JONAH TOLANI OLUWATOYOSI – 2021/ND/BUS/655
184. RAYMOND JESICA OLUSHOLA – 2021/ND/BUS/661
185. OLAREWAJU MAYOKUN ELIZABETH – 2021/ND/BUS/663
LIST OF EXPELLED STUDENTS ON ACCOUNT OF EXAMINATION MISCONDUCT OFFENSES
1. NEGEDU ISAAC ENEMONA – 2021/ND/CPS/115.
2. TAIWO ISRAEL BOLUWATIFE – 2021/ND/CPS/174.
3. IBRAHIM AWOLU – 2021/HND/MME/006.
4. ABDULLAHI FATIMAT OHUNENE – 2020/ND/FET/003.
5. OLOWOYEYE GBENGA – 2020/ND/CVE/056.
6. IBRAHIM LADIDI – 2020/ND/LIS/194.
7. DANIEL ACHENYO GOODNESS – 2020/ND/LIS/241.
8. AYENI MOSES – 2021/NDS/ACCT/03004.
9. AHMED LATIFAT KEMI – 2021/DIL/03005.
10. TAIWO TOYIN GRACE – 2020/ND/PAD/03004.
11. SALAWU GRACE EROMI – 2019/ND/BUS/01016.
12. SULEIMAN ADISHETU – 2021/ND/BUS/01003.
13. ARIYO IYABO MARY – 2021/ND/BUS/01040.
14. TANIMOLA HELEN – 2020/ND/CPS/01013.
LIST OF STUDENTS TO CARRY OVER COURSES
1. ANDREW GIFT ELEOJO – 2021/ND/PAD/415.
2. USMAN DANIEL ABDULLAHI – 2020/ND/ACCT/03001.
3. PAUL SAMUEL FRIDAY – 2020/ND/ACCT/03002.
4. MERU TEMITOPE AFOLAKE – 2020/ND/BUS/03001.
5. KPONGBO MUSA PETER – 2019/DIL/01012.
6. OLUKAYODE AYODELE – 2021/NDS/PAD/03003.
7. BAMIDELE CHRISTIANA IYABODE – 2019/ND/PAD/01126.
8. RAPHAEL OLUSAYE MONDAY – 2019/ND/PAD/01148.
9. OYE MOSES – 2020/ND/PAD/03005.
10. ADEBAYO OPEYEMI – 2020/ND/PAD/03001.
11. FAGBEMI OLUWASANMI BABALOLA – 2019/HND/PAD/01059.
12. BLESS PANJI BITRUS – 2021/ND/PAD/03003.
13. SUNDAY ABIODUN – 2019/ND/BUS/01078.
14. OLORUNPOMI ELIZABETH – 2019/ND/PAD/01035.
15. LAWAL WASIU – 2020/ND/PAD/02038.
16. OLAJIDE BUNMI – 2020/ND/ACCT/03005.
17. JOB OLAITAN OLUFUNKE – 2020/ND/PAD/03003.
LIST OF EXONERATED STUDENTS
1. SALIHU MUHAMMED NURUDEEN – 2019/ND/BLD/084.
2. BAMIDELE CHRISTIANA IYABODE – 2019/ND/PAD/01126.
LIST OF STUDENTS TO BE RUSTICATED FOR ONE SEMESTER
1. DANIEL ABRAHAM GIMBA – 2019/ND/BLD/004.
2. OLORUNLEKE ABRAHAM – 2019/ND/BLD/016.
3. IDRIS MUHAMMED DANLAMI – 2021/ND/BUS/01024.
LIST OF STUDENT TO BE ISSUED WRITTEN WARNING
1. ELIJAH VICTORIA – 2020/HSLT/ENV/001.
2. BALOGUN MERCY – 2020/HND/BUS/010.
Chairman of the board, Dr Salisu Ogbo Usman while commending the members of the board for their continued support seized the opportunity to encourage students to always take advantage of the conducive atmosphere for learning and be more focused.
Meanwhile, the affected students have been charged to submit all the Polytechnic properties in their custody including their Identity cards to the Security unit before exiting the instution.
(Kogi Reports)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the sales of registration forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) admissions for the 2026/2027 academic session.
JAMB stated this in a post on its X handle on Tuesday night.
“UTME is open to suitably qualified candidates for admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions for the 2026/2027 academic session,” the photo statement signed by its Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede, read.
“Registration commences January 2026 and closes March 2026 (exact dates to be announced by JAMB),” the post read, disclosing that the UTME examination is scheduled to hold in April 2026.
“The period of registration for UTME candidates, including those from foreign countries, is from Monday, 26th January, 2026 to Saturday, 28th February, 2026,” the statement read in part.`
According to JAMB, candidates must have obtained their National Identification Number (NIN) before registration.
The agency said, “Only candidates who will not be less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026 are generally eligible to apply/be considered.”
But it clarified that, “Candidates less than 16 years old by 30th September, 2026 will have to undergo an intensive evaluation to determine their eligibility for a waiver. Such must have scored not less than 80% in each of UTME/ALEVEL, PUTME, SSCE, and in the exceptional candidate assessment.”
“The UTME results of the underage candidates will be released only at the conclusion of the complete evaluation process,” JAMB said.
For Direct Entry candidates, the “Sale of 2026 Direct Entry (DE) application documents and E-PIN vending would commence from Monday, 2nd March, 2026, and end by Saturday, 25th April, 2026, and would only be at the Board’s State and Zonal Offices.”
“The 2026 UTME will commence on Thursday, 16th April, 2026 and end on Saturday, 25th April, 2026,” JAMB wrote. “Mock-UTME (optional) shall hold on Saturday, March 28th, 2026.”
… Acknowledges teething challenges, but resolved to deliver
… Justifies 33% budgetary allocation to education
Enugu State, on Monday, ushered in a new epoch in its history and the life of the state’s children, as it officially began the transition from existing primary and junior secondary schools to Smart Green Schools, Governor Peter Mbah’s signature initiative in the South East state.
In a broadcast to usher in the new era Monday morning, Governor Mbah said the shift from old school structures and learning by memorisation to world-class infrastructure and experiential learning had become imperative to equip Enugu children with knowledge and skills to compete in the global economy, stressing that “we are no longer a state waiting to be saved – we are a state shaping the future on our own terms.”
“Africa today is the youngest continent in the world. More than 60% of our people are under the age of 25. By 2050, our population will reach 2.5 billion, and one in every three young people on earth will be an African. This is a stark reminder that our future will be built by young hands.
Enugu Smart Green School
“This is not just a statistic; it is a summons. It means that the destiny of African nations rests on what we nurture in the minds and hearts of our children.
“If we raise them well and leave them opportunity, when they inherit tomorrow; when they own it; they will shape it and defend it. If we fail them, no amount of slogans will save us,” he stated.
Mbah said his administration’s slogan, “Tomorrow is here,” was not just a catchphrase for Enugu, but “a covenant with that future,” adding that Africa’s sovereignty rests on the quality of its human capital.
“It is the recognition that the sovereignty of our state, of Nigeria, and indeed of Africa, will be determined by the strength of our young people – their ability to think critically, to innovate, and to act with integrity.
“Our sovereignty begins in the classroom. It begins with how we choose to welcome the child into the world. And this takes time, care – and investment,” he said.
Citing his personal experience where he had to journey from “the slums of Port Harcourt, where every day was a struggle and nothing was guaranteed,” Mbah said education and resilience were his “passport to a life of possibility.”
He, however, maintained that Enugu children did not have to go through such ordeals on account of economic circumstances, insisting that education must be treated as a public right.
“At home and at school, when a community receives and educates each child as a whole human being, it is akin to public service at the deepest level.
“The habits a child rehearses – attention, curiosity, patience, empathy, self-belief – become the civic habits of our culture. A school day shaped by rhythm, responsibility, and care quietly trains the nervous system for self-regulation and the social muscle for cooperation.
“Those capacities later show up as lower violence, stronger communities, and a public square that can tolerate disagreement without tearing itself apart.
“The school, then, is not just a service; it is a commons where the human village renews itself,” he added.
Noting that the Smart Green Schools represent the most personal and transformative project of his leadership, he explained, “They are not only schools – they are my promise of a new society; my covenant with the Enugu child. In them, Tomorrow Is Here finds its truest form.
“Each of the 260 schools is designed as a complete ecosystem for learning. ‘Smart’ means integrating technology, critical thinking, and problem-solving into every subject. Each has about 25 digitally-connected modern classrooms, ICT centres, robotics and AI labs, e-libraries, and spaces for experiential learning.
“They are ‘green’ because they have renewable energy sources and smart farms where children plant, grow, and harvest, learning agriculture not as theory but as practice.
“And they are inclusive. Every child is provided with free uniforms, books, meals, and tablets. Each school has its own medical clinic, reliable water systems, and community halls that anchor the school in village life. Housing for teachers is on-site so that the best educators live within the communities they serve, ensuring continuity of care and commitment.
“Smart Green Schools are not just an investment in classrooms, but in the soul of our people. The habits a child rehearses, of curiosity and collaboration, become the civic habits of the culture. A generation raised in schools of innovation will build an economy of innovation. A generation raised in classrooms of fairness will create a politic of justice.
“So, those buildings are beyond mere bricks; we see in them children eagerly looking forward to the future.”
He said that while a child could pass through six years of schooling and still be limited to memorising theories on a chalkboard under the old system of learning, “in the new model, the classroom is a creativity hub; learning becomes experiential; theory meets practice, and knowledge is translated into tangible skills; children are able to put into practice what they have learnt.”
The governor, however, acknowledged some challenges in building the 260 new schools simultaneously, but restated his administration’s resolve to see the initiative through.
“This journey has not been easy. We know that every Smart Green School is not yet complete. There have been setbacks, delays, and challenges to overcome.
“While some schools will open today, some will open next week, and yet some more in a fortnight.
“We do not claim perfection. What we do claim is resolve.
“We set out with a bold vision, and boldness sometimes requires a little more time. But by all means, every school shall be open this term. No school’s academic calendar will be interrupted. We have planned for every contingency.
“Make no mistake: we will deliver. Because attending a Smart Green School – even if it means waiting a few more weeks – is worth it. It is the transformation of a lifetime for our children, and we ask for your patience as we finish the work. We’re doubling down on our commitment,” he assured.
He urged the communities to protect the schools as if they were their own children.
“These schools are a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring world-class education home to Enugu. Cherish them. Defend them. Guard them as a community. Take shared responsibility for our future, which is walking in on two small feet every time a child enters these gates.
“Support the teachers – the custodians and guardians of our future farmers, entrepreneurs, nurses, artists, engineers, lawyers, and leaders.
“They are the cornerstone of this transformation. Equipment and buildings matter, but machines do not teach; people do,” he stated.
He added that his administration has invested in continuous professional development, in mentorship programmes, and in the tools teachers need to deliver child-centred and competency-based learning.
Mbah insisted that his administration’s investment of 33 percent of the state’s budget in education was worth it, as “the wealth of human potential is the truest capital of our society.”
The Federal Government has reintroduced Nigerian History as a compulsory subject in the basic education curriculum to strengthen national identity, unity, patriotism, and responsible citizenship.
The Federal Ministry of Education announced the introduction in a statement on its official X account on Wednesday.
“For the first time in decades, Nigerian pupils will study History continuously from Primary 1 to JSS3, while SSS1–3 students will take the new Civic and Heritage Studies, integrating History with Civic Education,” the statement read.
“Primary 1–6: Pupils will learn about Nigeria’s origins, heroes, rulers, culture, politics, economy, religions, colonial rule, and post-independence governance.
“JSS1–3: Students will study civilisations, empires, trade, European contacts, amalgamation, independence, democracy, and civic values.”
According to the Ministry of Education, this reform is a priceless gift to the nation, reconnecting children with their roots while inspiring pride, unity, and commitment to national development.
The ministry has released the revised curriculum and will retrain teachers, provide resources, and strengthen monitoring.
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