The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has announced the closure of schools on Thursday, June 4, and Friday, June 5, 2026, over the abduction of some schoolchildren in Oriire Local Government, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

In a statement, Ogun State NAPPS President, Otunba Osibeluwo Adekunle Joshua, said the move is in solidarity with the victims in captivity.

Joshua also stated that the move is to acknowledge the tragic killing and beheading of a Mathematics teacher by terrorists.

The executives of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Osun State Chapter on Friday paid a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, Osun Command, CP Ibrahim Gotan, mnips.

The delegation was received by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Finance and Administration, DCP Alalade D. Adio, psc on behalf of Gotan.

The aims of the visit, according to the command, centered on the security of their schools and the state in general.

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has called on school proprietors to embrace innovation and collaboration to drive transformational education in Nigeria.

This was part of the resolutions adopted at the 17th NAPPS National Conference held in Abuja, which brought together key stakeholders to address challenges in the private education sector.