THE Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date of Primary and secondary schools for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session.
This was disclosed by the director of Public Enlightenment of the Ministry of Education Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru.
Kiru stated that the Commissioner of Education Umar Haruna Doguwa explained that the decision to postpone the resumption date is due to some urgent reasons.
He disclosed that another day for the school’s resumption would soon be announced by the ministry.
The statement partly read, “Schools resumption on 8th and 9th Sept 2024 is now being postponed due to some urgent reasons that would help in improving Another day for the resumption will be announced in due course.”
The ministry appealed for understanding from affected parties, particularly students and parents/guardians, regarding any inconvenience stemming from the postponement.
The ICIR reported that the Edo State government also announced an indefinite postponement of all school resumptions due to the hike in the price of petrol.
The permanent secretary of the state ministry of education, Ojo Akin-Longe, revealed this in a memo on Saturday, September 7.
Akin-Longe said the resumption, scheduled for September 9, was postponed until further notice.
He added that the government has directed that schools remain closed due to the tension arising from the recent increase in fuel prices and the challenges faced by parents and guardians.
The Kano state government unlike Edo did not disclose in particular the reason for the postponement of school resumption but it may not be far from the tension that followed the recent hike in the price of petrol across the country
The ICIR reported on Saturday that following the recent price hike of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly called petrol, the NNPCL has clarified that the offtake of the Dangote Refinery Limited does not guarantee a lowering of the petrol prices.
This was contained in a statement signed by the chief corporate communications officer for NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, on September 7, 2024, following claims made by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) regarding the NNPCL and Dangote refinery.
Recall that about four days ago, Dangote officially commenced the operationalisation of its refinery with plans to supply 25 million litres of petrol to the Nigerian market.
However, this development subsequently, raised the prices of fuel within the country from N650 to as high as N855 to N950.
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