The Niger State government has ordered the closure of all public secondary schools in the state for at least two weeks. The schools are to close from Friday, March 12th to Friday, March 26th, 2021.
According to Commissioner of Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, the closure was to give relevant security agencies the time and opportunity to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of all public secondary schools.
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This decision was taken during an emergency consultative meeting with the leadership of the Association of the Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Association of Model Islamic Schools (AMIS), Executive Chairman, Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB), Heads of Education Agencies, Directors of the Ministry and other stakeholders of the sector.
Recall that a few weeks ago the governor of the state Abubakar Sani Bello said that no ransom was paid to secure the release of the Kagara schoolboys and their teachers from their abductors.
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