Get Formal Approval Now or Risk Closure- Oyo Govt Warns School Owners, Study Centers
The Oyo State Government on Wednesday called on Private Schools owners, Study Centers, and Continuing Education Centers without formal approval to get their schools approved before operating in the state or face sanctions.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Salihu Adelabu, on Wednesday
and made available to journalists in Ibadan.
Prof. Adelabu, in the statement, described the act as illegal noting that the Ministry will no longer tolerate illegal schools, study centers, or continuing education centers in Oyo state.
He also encouraged owners of concerned schools to visit the Education Ministry on the approval process between Wednesday, 4th October 2023, and Wednesday, 18th October 2023, or risk closure after the stipulated period.
The statement reads: “The Ministry has noted with dismay the unbridled proliferation of Private Schools, Study Centers, and Continuing Education Centers that are operating illegally without formal approval across the State”
“Consequently, all school owners (Proprietors) are enjoined to visit the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Rooms 31, 33, 16A am 25 for inquiries on the approval process between now and Wednesday 18th October 2023.
“Kindly be informed that operating a school, Study Centers, and Continuing Education Centers without approval is an illegal act. The Ministry will no longer tolerate any illegal schools, Study Centers, or Continuing Education Centers in Oyo State.
“Failure to respond to this notice will lead to immediate closure of Schools, Study Centers, and Continuing Education Centers operating illegally across the State.“
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