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  • Lagos directs schools to go on mid-term break from February 24 – March 6

    Lagos directs schools to go on mid-term break from February 24 – March 6

    The Lagos government has issued directive to schools to go on mid-term break for the 2022/2023 second term academic session.

    This directive was made known via a statement by the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Abiola Seriki-Ayeni.

    The directive followed the amended harmonised calendar approved by Commissioner for Education, Folashade Adefisayo.

    Abiola Seriki-Ayeni said the break commences Friday, February 24 and applicable to all public and private schools in the state.

    “This compliance is mandatory for all schools below tertiary level, while emergency preparedness and safety precautions should be in place,” he said.

    The holiday ends on March 3, while school resumes on March 6; boarding school students are to return on March 5.

    The statement advised schools and parents to follow government social media handles for up-to-date information.

    The federal and state governments have made altercations to academic schedules due to the February and March 11 elections.

  • Oyo govt cancels mid term break for public schools

    Oyo govt cancels mid term break for public schools

    Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, announced the cancellation of the mid-term break, for the third term of 2018/2019 academic session, for public primary and secondary schools in the state.

    The announcement was contained in a circular signed by Mr I. O. Adeosun, the acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and made available to newsmen in Ibadan.

    The cancellation was as a result of many public holidays and strikes, which made pupils/students of public schools stayed out of classrooms for too long.

    The statement read in parts ” Students of public primary and secondary schools have stayed out of classrooms for a number of days.

    ”For the reason of public holidays and strikes, the midterm break for the third term 2018/2019 academic session, is hereby canceled.”

    According to the circular, the cancellation will give room for coverage of lost grounds, to the benefit of the pupils and students of public primary and secondary schools.