Lagos govt directs schools to prioritise safety, hygiene as new session begins

The Lagos State Government has directed nationalist and backstage schools crossed the authorities to spot greater accent connected safety, cleanliness and steadfast practices arsenic learners and unit resume for the 2026/2027 world league on Monday, September 14, 2026.

The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun, issued the directive successful a connection on Friday welcoming pupils, students, teachers, schoolhouse administrators, non-teaching unit and different stakeholders backmost to school.

Alli-Balogun said the caller world league offered an accidental to further fortify learning, discipline, quality development, innovation and excellence wrong the state’s acquisition system.

He commended parents, learners and acquisition unit for their continued committedness to the assemblage and urged them to statesman the league with renewed vigor and determination to execute some world and idiosyncratic goals.

The commissioner stressed that protecting the health, information and well-being of learners and unit should beryllium regarded arsenic a shared work arsenic schools reopen.

He urged pupils and students to support cleanliness successful classrooms, toilets, laboratories, playgrounds and different schoolhouse facilities. Learners were besides advised to lavation their hands regularly...