The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says FCT schools have recorded an impressive turnout of students, pupils and teachers as they resumed 2025/2026 academic session.
Some FCT Administration’s top management officials, led by the Secretary for Education, Dr Danlami Hayyo, said this while carrying out a routine inspection visit to schools in Abuja on Monday.
The inspection activity was carried out in primary and secondary schools within Garki Area 11, Garki Area 3, Wuye, Wuse Zone 6 and Wuse zone 3 respectively.
Hayyo, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Joy Okeke, said both private and public schools in Abuja recorded an impressive turnout of students, pupils and teachers.
He said that school inspection was part of the secretariat’s ritual at the beginning of every term to monitor students’ resumption and teachers’ preparedness.
He expressed satisfaction with the resumption level .
“This shows that the school children are ready to learn, and the teachers are also ready for their teaching activities,”he said.
Hayyo urged the parents whose children and wards are yet to resume, to release them so that they can join others in learning.
“All FCT schools both private and public have resumed, I am very impressed with the situation.
“As we can see, the environment is looking well renovated. Because our Minister, Nyesom Wike’s priority is education.
“That is why he has invested billions of naira in the renovation of the schools.
“Relevant stakeholders are grateful to the Minister for renovating their schools because they are very good and conducive for learning”, he stated.
On his part, James Kuta, Director and Principal, Government Science Technical College (GSTC), Area 3, Garki-Abuja, said lessons have started as the turnout was encouraging.
Kuta said that prior to the resumption, the school management had done fumigation, levelled the grasses, cleaned the classes and hostels, for the students to begin learning.
“They are supposed to be 1,060 plus students, we have 631 on resumption. So, we have just about 400 left, and I am sure they will be back.
Similarly, Gold Iyabo, Principal of JSS, Garki, Area 11, revealed that on the first day of resumption, the school recorded attendance of 238 out of its total number of 520 students.
