The Yobe State Government has announced the closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state ahead of the nationwide hardship protests slated for August 1, 2024.
The State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education disclosed this in a memo signed by the Director of Schools Management, Bukar M Modu.
Schools in the state would be closed on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 as against Friday, August 2, 2024 which marks the end of the academic session in the public and private schools.
According to Modu, he said that the decision became necessary in light of the planned nationwide protest, adding that the schools would resume academic activities on September 15, 2024.
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The State Commissioner Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Prof. Abba Idriss Adam, confirmed the development to Daily Trust. As he said, ‘‘You know we might know the beginning of this protest but could not predict the consequences”.
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