Education

Asa Day Mandatory in Ondo Schools – Director

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By Oluwatosin Ighoteguono

The Ondo State Government has announced that it will mark the 2026 International Mother Language Day, also known as “Asa Day,” on Monday, February 23, 2026, in all public and private schools across the state.

The Director of School Services, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, Mrs Olubunmi Ilori, said in a circular issued by Bisi Lawani to schools that the global observance traditionally holds on February 21 but falls on a Saturday this year, prompting the state to shift its official celebration to Monday, February 23.

She directed all principals, head teachers, students, and education stakeholders to participate fully in the exercise and instructed attendees to appear in their traditional cultural attire to commemorate the day.

The ministry stated that compliance with the government-approved date for Asa Day is mandatory for all educational institutions in the state.

The annual observance of International Mother Language Day was established by UNESCO to promote linguistic diversity, safeguard indigenous languages, and celebrate cultural heritage worldwide.

The 2026 theme is “Preservation, Promotion, and Intergenerational Transmission of Indigenous Languages as Instruments for Cultural Identity and Sustainable Development.”

Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle

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Education

We Will Continue To Boost Education – Makinde

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Oyo State government has expressed its determination to focus on building infrastructures across public schools in the state and renovate dilapidated structures.

Governor Seyi Makinde stated this during a symbolic presentation of free exercise books to students of selected secondary schools in the state. 

He urged stakeholders in the education sector to shun politics and complement government’s effort at ensuring a secured and guaranteed future for students in the state.

Governor Makinde noted that a portion of the school grant has been signed off for payment for effective running of public schools in the state with a promise that government would not relent in providing necessary funding to the state’s education sector.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Mr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye said the gesture was part of the government’s free education policy noting that about 2.7 million exercise books would be freely distributed across schools.

Iyabo Adebisi