Oyo adjusts school calendar, announces July 6 resumption following NUT strike
July 3, 2026 12:42 pm
The Oyo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has announced a revision of the 2025/2026 academic calendar for public primary and secondary schools across the state, confirming that schools will resume on July 6 for the continuation of the current academic session.
The adjustment was contained in a circular dated July 2, 2026, and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs. B.T. Oyinloye.
According to the circular, “schools are to resume on Monday, July 6, 2026, for the continuation of the academic session.”
The ministry stated that the resumed academic term “will run for six weeks, ending on Friday, August 14, 2026.”
Under the revised calendar, students and teachers will proceed on a four-week break immediately after the end of the term.
The circular noted that the ministry “approved a four-week holiday beginning from Monday, August 17, 2026, to Friday, September 11, 2026.”
The revised schedule also provides a commencement date for the next academic year.
According to the ministry, “the 2026/2027 first term will commence on Monday, September 14, 2026.”
The changes affect public primary and secondary schools across Oyo State and form part of the updated academic calendar issued by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
The calendar adjustment follows a month-long strike by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, which shut public primary and secondary schools across Oyo State from June 1, 2026, over the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area.
PUNCH Online reported two days ago that the strike was suspended after engagements with the Oyo State Government.
NUT President Titus Amba said the union decided to return to classrooms “because of the little ones who remain at home and can’t go to school because of the incident.”
Meanwhile, the industrial action was triggered by the May 15 attack on three schools in Oriire LG, during which gunmen abducted teachers and pupils and killed two teachers.
The incident sparked protests and calls for stronger security measures to protect schools and secure the victims’ release.
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