Many children forced out of school as government shuts down 69 private schools Hundreds of pupils in Cross River State have been left stranded following the closure of 69 private primary and secondary schools by the state government over alleged non-compliance with operational guidelines. The affected schools were sealed between October 20 and 21, 2025, during an enforcement exercise led by the Commissioner for Education, Senator Stephen Odey, under the state’s new Education Reform Policy. Officials said the move was aimed at sanitising the education sector and ensuring only duly approved institutions...