The Bauchi State authorities, via the Ministry of Training has introduced the closure of all colleges within the state in preparation for the 2025 Ramadan quick for 5 weeks.
The announcement is contained within the authorised faculty calendar for the 2024-2025 tutorial session within the state.
Talking with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Friday, Mr Jalaludeen Maina, the Info Officer, Ministry of Training, stated the vacation had already been included within the calendar lengthy prior to now.
He defined that the closure would take impact from March 1 to April 5.
Maina stated the closure affected all of the establishments of studying which incorporates all private and non-private main, Junior and secondary colleges, in addition to increased establishments of studying within the state.
“Sure, we’re closing all our colleges and that is included in our 2024-2025 authorised calendar for the tutorial session that our college students aren’t going to do the Ramadan fasting whereas in class.
“The 5 weeks vacation is for Ramadan fasting and instantly after the fasting, they are going to resume and proceed with their lecturers,” he stated.
In the meantime, some dad and mom within the state have lamented that the event would adversely impacted on their youngsters’s academic progress.
Mrs Sunita Joseph, who expressed frustration on the improvement, emphasised that the interval was too lengthy.
“Why would Ramadan break be too lengthy like this? The kids could have even began forgetting what that they had discovered earlier than the break,” she stated.
Ismail Raji, referred to as on the state authorities to rethink the choice, including that it might additional encourage out of college youngsters syndrome.
Mohammed Isa, who frowned on the improvement, reminded the state authorities that the state was one of many states with the very best variety of out-of-school youngsters.
He stated that the federal government must be coming with tasks and programmes that might encourage dad and mom to ship their wards to colleges.
