The Oyo State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has revised the 2025/2026 academic calendar for public primary and secondary schools, announcing that classes will resume on July 6 to continue the current session.
The development was contained in a circular dated July 2, 2026, and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, 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 explained that the term would last six weeks and conclude on August 14, 2026.
It stated that the resumed session “will run for six weeks, ending on Friday, August 14, 2026.”
Under the new arrangement, pupils and teachers will embark on a four-week holiday immediately after the term ends.
The circular noted that the ministry “approved a four-week holiday beginning from Monday, August 17, 2026, to Friday, September 11, 2026.”
It also outlined the start date for the next academic session.
According to the ministry, “the 2026/2027 first term will commence on Monday, September 14, 2026.”
The revised timetable applies to all public primary and secondary schools in Oyo State and forms part of the updated academic calendar released by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.
The adjustment comes in the wake of a month-long strike by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, which led to the closure of public schools across the state from June 1, 2026, following the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area.
The industrial action was suspended earlier this week after discussions between the union and the Oyo State Government.
NUT President, Titus Amba, said the union returned to work “because of the little ones who remain at home and can’t go to school because of the incident.”
The strike was prompted by the May 15 attack on three schools in Oriire LGA, where gunmen kidnapped teachers and pupils and killed two teachers.
The incident triggered public outcry and renewed demands for improved security measures to safeguard schools and secure the release of those abducted.
