Kogi state govt announces two weeks break for schools in the state

The Kogi State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, has announced two weeks break for both Private and Public Primary and Secondary Schools in the state. The announcement was made by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Pastor Emmanuel Idenyi, on Friday in Lokoja.

Idenyi said that the two-week break was in total compliance with the revised 2019/2020 Academic Calendar for schools in the state. He revealed that schools in the state are expected to close on Friday 18th December 2020 and resume by 3rd January 2021.

While wishing the pupils, Students, and Teachers a happy Christmas and new year Celebration in advance, the Permanent secretary urged them to be safety conscious throughout the period of festivity.

He further called on heads and proprietors of schools to always operate within the specification of academic School Calendar, saying anything contrary to the specification, would attract sanction from the ministry on the erring schools.