Ibrahim Abdullahi is the Commissioner for Education in Zamfara

10 Nigerian schools closed over student abduction

Politics Dec 16
A total of 10 schools were closed on Tuesday in Nigeria's northwestern state of Zamfara, which shares borders with Katsina where over 300 students were declared missing after a recent attack on their school by gunmen.
Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle
Abduction: Zamfara shuts down boarding schools
Politics Dec 16
Zamfara State Government has closed down 10 boarding schools in the state to prevent possible abduction of students by bandits.
A guard has been accused of allegedly defiling several girls at the school premises
Nursery school guard sent to High Court over defiling minors
Politics Dec 09
A guard at a nursery school has been sent to High Court for trial over allegedly defiling several girls at the school premises during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Learners are maintaining social distance in classrooms
Uganda reopens schools for final year students
Politics Oct 16
Schools in Uganda have reopened for final year students, seven months after all education institutions in the country were closed as a coronavirus preventive measure.
Schools were closed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic
Zimbabwe to reopen schools in two weeks
Life Style Sep 02
The Zimbabwean government has announced that schools will be reopened in two weeks for students who will sit for examinations later in the year.
Some Secondary School students
Secondary schools reopen in Nigeria
Politics Aug 05
Secondary schools in Nigeria reopened on Tuesday for classes almost four months after they closed to halt the spread of coronavirus.
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SA closes public schools as coronavirus cases rise
Politics Jul 24
State schools in South Africa will close for four weeks from Monday as part of measures to combat a surge in the number of coronavirus cases.