Truancy: Akwa Ibom warns parents, plans to ‘intercept’ loitering students

Premium Times16 October 2026, 11:53 UTCNigeria

The Akwa Ibom government plans to set up a special task force to tackle truancy, street hawking, and school non-enrolment as the state faces mounting questions about its education outcomes. The post Truancy: Akwa Ibom warns parents, plans to ‘intercept’ loitering students appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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