Eid-El-Kabir: Nigerian Governor Approves 10-Day Break For Schools

All primary and post-primary public and private schools in Kano state will be closed for a 10-day Eid el-Kabir Sallah holiday.

The break will start on Thursday, July 7 and go until Sunday, July 17, according to a statement issued on Wednesday, July 6, by Aliyu Yusuf, the state ministry of education’s spokeswoman, according to Vanguard.

Yusuf urged parents, guardians, and students at the schools to take note of the instruction.

The statement reads:

“The ministry, therefore, directed that all SS3 students writing NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS examinations as well as students on an exchange programme from other states at GSS Gwarzo and GGSS Shekara are to remain in their respective schools.

“Similarly the ministry has directed all Head Teachers and Principals to ensure that Boarding students have returned back to their schools on Sunday 17th while Day students on Monday 18th July 2022 respectively, as normal academic activities will start on the resumption day.

“The ministry, however, warned that appropriate Disciplinary Action would be taken against defaulting students.”