LAGOS — The Federal Government has approved N15 billion for the Safe Schools programme in the 2026 budget, the National Coordinator of the Financing Safe Schools programme, Halima Iliya, has said. She spoke at the seventh summit of the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN), themed 'Schools Under Threat: From Reactive Responses to Sustainable Protection'. She said vulnerability mapping covers three senatorial districts in each state, and hunters, vigilantes and forest guards are being involved. The national plan for 2023 to 2026 is valued at N144.86 billion, and states were urged to make their own budget provisions. The NUC Board Chairman, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, represented at the summit, said policies exist but implementation is inconsistent, and called for a single national framework to coordinate school protection. The Inspector-General of Police, represented by the Lagos Commissioner of Police, urged a shift to intelligence-led prevention.