Delta’s Schools of Sorrow: Trapped in decaying, unsafe public school classrooms

Vanguard News | 03-10-2026 06:12am |

Public school classrooms in Delta State are in a state of disrepair, with missing roofs, cracked walls, and collapsed toilets. Despite these conditions, children continue to attend classes, often sitting on bare floors or squeezing into few desks. Teachers improvise lessons in environments that contradict the government's promise to rehabilitate and reconstruct public schools. The Delta State Government made a fresh commitment on August 31, 2026, to address the infrastructure decay.

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