Reopening of schools in Kogi State: Government Ordered

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The Kogi State government has ordered the full reopening of all schools in the state.

The announcement was made known in a statement by the state’s commissioner of education, Wemi Jones, in Lokoja on Tuesday.

He said the governor, Yahaya Bello, has approved September 14 for the resumption for primary, secondary and tertiary schools.

Mr Jones noted that the “ministry will review the state’s academic calendar accordingly, to reflect on the new development.
The details will be worked out and released to the relevant stakeholders in due course before resumption.”


“However, we encourage that all relevant education stakeholders like ANCOPSS, ASSUS, SUBEB, NAPPS, heads of tertiary institutions in Kogi State, NUT, STETSCOM, and every other stakeholder are very free to liaise with us at the ministry for further clarification.”

”We are equally informing the general public, parents, guardians, and schools heads that we are very particular about the health and safety of our learners in Kogi State.

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