The Federal Government has renewed its commitment to strengthening the safety and resilience of schools across Nigeria, urging stakeholders to take coordinated action to protect learners, teachers and educational institutions from violence and insecurity.
The call was made on Wednesday during the commemoration of the 2026 International Day to Protect Education from Attack in Abuja, where stakeholders stressed the need for sustained vigilance, effective coordination and timely responses to threats against schools.
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, reaffirmed the government’s determination to ensure that schools remain safe and conducive environments for teaching and learning, in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Alausa said the government was strengthening the national Safe Schools framework through the National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools, the Minimum Standards for Safe Schools and the establishment of a dedicated Department of School Safety.
He added that the ministry was advancing measures including school safety data collection, risk assessment, early-warning systems, emergency preparedness, child safeguarding, psychosocial support and continuity of learning.
The Federal Government also called for stronger collaboration among education authorities, security agencies, communities, parents and development partners to build resilient schools where children can learn without fear and teachers can teach with confidence.
The ministry said sustained collaboration among stakeholders remained critical to safeguarding education and ensuring that insecurity and other threats do not disrupt children’s right to learn or undermine the country’s education system.
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