Birnin Kebbi: The Kebbi State Government has ordered the closure of all public and private secondary schools and tertiary institutions across the state, except the College of Nursing Sciences in Birnin Kebbi.
This is contained in a statement jointly issued by the Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Issa Abubakar-Tunga, and the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Halima Bande, in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday.
The commissioners stated that the closure of both public, private, and state-owned tertiary institutions had become necessary following recent attacks in parts of the state.
They listed the affected tertiary institutions as: State Polytechnic Dakingari, Kebbi University of Science and Technology, Aliero, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Jega, and College of Education, Argungu.
The commissioners, however, said that the only institution not affected was the College of Nursing Sciences and Midwifery located in the state capital, Birnin Kebbi.
While urging all institutions’ management to comply with the state government’s directives, the commissioners advised them to remain calm, as the new resumption date would be communicated in due course.
