Kaduna State government has ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state effective from Wednesday, December 16.
The government attributed the decision to what it described as “rising cases of COVID-19 infections” in the state.
It also directed that “all examinations must be conducted on or before Tuesday, 15th December, 2020 in all institutions of learning across the state.’’
This was contained in a statement issued by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Shehu Muhammad on Monday.
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The statement read, “The Kaduna State Ministry of Education wishes to inform the general public, parents, guardians and students of the new date of schools’ closure due to rising cases of COVID-19 infections in the state, which show as replicate of figures recorded in the first wave of the pandemic in April, May and June 2020, indicating that a new wave of the infection is rapidly spreading across the state.
“The State’s Ministry of Health has further confirmed that, while the infections cut across age groups, this new wave especially, affects those between 10 and 35 years (which form a majority of the populace in the education sector).
“Thus in this effort to contain the spread of the pandemic and save the lives of people in the state, the Kaduna State Government is directing all public and private schools to conclude all necessary arrangements and close on Wednesday, 16th December 2020 as opposed to the initial closings.”
