Eid-el-Kabir: Kano, Gombe, Katsina, others declare school holidays
In Kano, the state government directed all public and private primary and secondary schools to go on break from Wednesday, June 4, with boarding students resuming on Sunday, June 16, and day students on Monday, June 17.
A statement signed by the Director of Public Enlightenment at the state Ministry of Education, Balarabe Kiru, advised parents to pick up their children early on Wednesday.
“All parents and guardians are kindly requested to ensure they pick up their children from boarding schools early on the scheduled date,” the statement read.
The ministry also clarified that the Eid break does not alter the 2024/2025 academic calendar.
In Gombe, schools will close on Thursday, June 5, and reopen on Tuesday, June 10, in line with the Federal Government’s public holiday declaration.
The state’s Ministry of Education’s Information Officer, Saidu Malala, confirmed this in a telephone interview.
Similarly, Katsina State declared a seven-day Sallah break for all schools, spanning Wednesday, June 4, to Wednesday, June 11.
The directive, issued by the Director of Schools, Kabir Dodo, mandates compliance by all public, private, and community schools.
Kebbi State also approved a Sallah holiday starting today, with schools expected to resume on Sunday, June 15.
In a circular signed by Director of Quality Assurance, Abubakar Jabbo, the ministry urged parents to ensure prompt return of their wards.
In Sokoto, although an official circular is yet to be released, findings by our correspondent reveal that most private schools have already commenced the break.
The state Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education is expected to issue a circular by Wednesday.
Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Ibrahim Iya Moi, said, “We have not received an official communication yet, but there is a strong indication that schools will close starting Thursday.”
Most schools in the state are expected to resume on June 16.
Bauchi State, however, said it would align strictly with the Federal Government’s two-day public holiday, without any additional break for schools.
“There is not going to be any special school closure for Eid-el-Kabir,” the ministry’s Information Officer, Jalaluddeen Usman, told The PUNCH.
He said school activities would resume immediately after the holidays.
In Yobe State, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education announced a break from Wednesday, June 4, to Saturday, June 14, covering both Sallah and Democracy Day holidays. Academic activities are to resume on Sunday, June 15.
Director of Schools Management, Bukar Modu, explained that the break includes observance of June 12 Democracy Day, in line with the declaration of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs.
Across the 13 local government areas of Yobe, both public and private schools have already notified students of the break.
In Nasarawa, the state government has yet to make an official pronouncement on the Sallah holiday.
Efforts to reach the Commissioner for Education, John Mamman, and Governor Abdullahi Sule’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs were unsuccessful as they did not respond to calls or messages.
Despite this, findings by our correspondent indicate that private schools in the state have begun releasing students for the Sallah holidays, with most expected to resume by mid-June.
Meanwhile, the governments of Kogi and Kwara states have said there will be no extended break beyond the Federal Government’s declared public holidays for Sallah.
In Jigawa, the state government has yet to announce school closure for Eid. The Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Education, Wasilu Umar, confirmed there has been no directive.
“Up to this moment, there is no clear signal that the state government will announce the Sallah holiday or not,” he said.
However, boarding schools across the state are reportedly preparing for the possibility that students may spend the Sallah break on campus.
