The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has expressed concern over the failure of state governments to domesticate the National Policy on Non-State Schools one year after its launch, warning that weak political commitment is slowing reforms aimed at improving the quality and accessibility of education.
The National President of NAPPS, Yomi Otubela, said that although the policy was a commendable initiative by the federal government, its objectives would remain unrealised unless states took deliberate steps to adopt and implement it.
The FG launched the National Policy on Non-State Schools on July 16, 2025, to provide a framework for regulating and supporting private, faith-based, community and other non-state schools across the country.
Speaking with The PUNCH on Thursday about the slow pace of implementation, Otubela said the policy recognised the indispensable role of non-state schools in expanding access to quality education and complementing government efforts.
“The policy itself was
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