The Kwara State Government has directed the closure of schools across four Local government areas amid escalating insecurity in the affected communities.

The government’s decision was disclosed by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Kwara State Wing.

The NUT Chairman, Yusuf Agboola, announced the shutdown of schools in Isin, Irepodun, Ifelodun, and Ekiti Local Government Areas.

Agboola explained that the union was acting strictly on instructions from the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development after the government raised concerns over fresh security threats in Kwara South.

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring safer learning environments for Nigerian students through continued support for the Safe School Initiative.

The Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, made this announcement in Abuja during the 2025 International Students’ Day celebration, organized by the Office of the Special Assistant to the President on Student Engagement.

The statement stated that the government would continue to ensure funding for education, teachers’ salaries, school‑feeding programmes, and safe learning environments through initiatives such as the Safe School Initiative.

Meanwhile, commuters and motorists were stranded for several hours around the Academic Area axis of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, following a massive protest by property owners along the corridor of the ongoing construction Ibadan circular road.

The protesters, made up of landlords and residents, blocked the expressway to express their dissatisfaction over what they described as the government’s failure to respond to a seven-day ultimatum issued over alleged demolition threats and inadequate compensation for affected houses.

The protest grounded many businesses in the area as workers and students heading to school, as well as travelers and commuters within Ibadan and neighbouring states, were delayed, with commercial vehicles forced to turn back or take alternative routes.

A leader of the protesting house owners said the action became necessary after years of unfulfilled promises and insensitivity to their plight. Meanwhile, motorists have called on both state and federal governments to quickly resolve the issue to prevent further disruption along the busy Ibadan-Lagos Expressway.