Kano govt shuts down all schools for 5 weeks because of Ramadan

Kano State government has announced the complete shutdown of all public and private schools in the state for five weeks.

The reason given by the government is to allow Muslims to observe the annual Ramadan fast at home.

According to the Deputy Director of Information for Kano State Ministry of Education, Aliyu Yusuf stated that the change was made in response to parents’ and other stakeholders’ demands that the government allows their children to fast completely at home during the second term vacation, given the month’s significance.

This year’s Ramadan fast is expected to start on April 2nd, 2022.

The second term according to him, will be decreased by one week from the 13 weeks previously planned, and the vacation will be increased by one week from the four weeks previously planned.

“By this adjustment, therefore, all public and private primary and post-primary schools operating in the state are to be closed for five weeks’ vacation with effect from Friday, April 1, 2022, to Sunday, May 8, 2022,” the statement read.

According to Yusuf, the state Commissioner of Education, Sanusi Kiru, has urged parents and guardians to be cautious during the upcoming summer vacation.