The Corona Schools' Trust Council (CSTC) has extended its Initiative for Out-of-school Children to the Gangare Community in Apapa, enrolling 25 children into St. Theresa Nursery and Primary School. The expansion brings the total number of beneficiaries to 100, following earlier interventions in Ago Egun, Bariga LCDA. The initiative aims to enrol 75 children from Gangare into the school over three years, with CSTC committing to adopt the institution and support it through infrastructural upgrades, teacher training, and continuous development.
CSTC CEO Mrs Adeyoyin Adesina said the council's promise includes seeing the children through primary education and supporting those interested to proceed to secondary school. "Our commitment goes beyond enrollment. The pain of the government is our pain; we are deeply committed to their future," she stated during the inauguration.
The Chairman of Apapa-Iganmu LCDA, Honourable Jimoh Olawale Saliu, commended CSTC for the intervention, noting the joy of parents and pupils. In December, the council also hosted a Christmas outreach for out-of-school children, distributing gifts sourced from donations by parents across Corona schools.
A private trust is doing what public systems have failed to: bring children back into classrooms with measurable, sustained action. Mrs Adeyoyin Adesina's commitment to see pupils through primary school — and possibly secondary — exposes how far behind the state has fallen in delivering basic education. When a single NGO can adopt a school, train teachers and plan for long-term impact, it's not charity — it's a rebuke to government inaction. For the 100 children now enrolled, this means a real chance at learning; for Nigeria, it underscores how normalised the outsourcing of core state duties has become.
