Niger schools to reopen for 3rd term October 4

Niger state government has announced that all schools in the state will reopen on October 4 for the 2019/2020 third term session.

It ordered all teachers to return to their respective schools from Tuesday 29th September to commence preparations for the reopening.

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The state Commissioner for Education, Hajia Hanatu Salihu, stated this during a stakeholders meeting on resumption of non-exit classes of the basic and secondary schools.

She said all second term examinations conducted under duress are canceled.

The commissioner said all basic and post-basic classes would resume on the same day using platooning model.

“JSS 1 and 2 are to attend morning classes and SS 1and 2 would attend evening classes. Public primary school schools 1-3 would attend morning classes while primary 3-6 would attend evening classes.

All schools must operate in line with Covid19 Protocols, she stressed.