The Benue State Government issues new rules for schools as the 2026/2027 academic session begins. The directives ban compulsory extra lessons, restrict unauthorised mobile-phone use by learners, and limit school graduation ceremonies to designated exit classes.
The Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Dr. Margaret Adamu, announces the measures during a press briefing in Makurdi. The government says the changes aim to regulate school activities and set clearer conduct expectations for pupils, students and other learners returning to classrooms.
Across the reports, the emphasis is on tighter controls for non-exit activities and restrictions on certain practices commonly used by schools. Vanguard and Daily Post Nigeria both cite the ban on compulsory extra lessons and the limitations around graduation ceremonies. Daily Post also adds that schools are not permitted to compel learners to attend extra sessions and mentions further restrictions relating to non-transferable textbooks, while Vanguard focuses more on phone use and the overall school rules package.
