Governor Bello

The Niger State Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all public secondary schools for two weeks.

The schools are to close from Friday, March 12 to Friday, March 26, 2021.

The State’s Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, said the closure was to give relevant security agencies the time and opportunity to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment of all public secondary schools.

This decision was taken during an emergency consultative meeting with 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.

Salihu stated that the comprehensive risk assessment exercise, when
completed, will provide an all-inclusive mechanism and strategies that will restore and guarantee sustainable security and safety of students, school infrastructure, education managers and teachers.