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The Jigawa State government has announced the closure of public and private primary and secondary schools across the state.
It directed that the schools should be closed with immediate effect from Tuesday following the increasing cases of coronavirus in the country.
The acting Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Rabiu Adamu, made the announcement in a statement released to reporters in Dutse, the state capital.
He advised parents and guardians to prepare for the evacuation of their children and wards back home from Wednesday, especially those in boarding schools.
Amid the rising numbers of infections in Nigeria, the Jigawa State Task Force on COVID-19 said 14 new cases were reported from various parts of the state.
Jigawa orders closure of schools over rising COVID-19 cases
Published 15 December 2020
The Jigawa State Government on Tuesday announced the closure of public and private primary and secondary schools across the state.
It directed that the schools should be closed effective Tuesday following the increasing cases of coronavirus in the country.
The acting Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Rabiu Adamu, made the announcement in a statement released to reporters in Dutse, the state capital.
He advised parents and guardians to prepare for the evacuation of their children and wards back home from Wednesday, especially those in boarding schools.
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Just like its Kaduna counterpart, the Jigawa State Government on Tuesday announced the closure of public and private primary and secondary schools across the state.
It directed that the schools should be closed effective Tuesday following the increasing cases of coronavirus in the country.
The acting Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Rabiu Adamu, made the announcement in a statement released to reporters in Dutse, the state capital.
He advised parents and guardians to prepare for the evacuation of their children and wards back home from Wednesday, especially those in boarding schools.
The Jigawa State Task Force on COVID-19 also said 14 new infections were reported from various parts of the state.
A file photo of the map of Jigawa, a state in north-west Nigeria.
The Jigawa State government has announced the closure of public and private primary and secondary schools across the state.
It directed that the schools should be closed with immediate effect from Tuesday following the increasing cases of coronavirus in the country.
The acting Permanent Secretary at the State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Rabiu Adamu, made the announcement in a statement released to reporters in Dutse, the state capital.
He advised parents and guardians to prepare for the evacuation of their children and wards back home from Wednesday, especially those in boarding schools.