The Edo State Government has announced that all public and private schools will now resume the 2024/25 academic session on September 30.
This follows a previous postponement from the original resumption date of September 9, 2024.
In a statement issued on Sunday in Benin, Ojo Akin-Longe, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, cautioned against a fake notification circulating, falsely claiming that schools would reopen on Monday.
He urged parents and guardians to disregard the misleading information.
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The permanent secretary said, “We refer to the earlier announcement postponing the resumption of all public and private schools in Edo State, which was originally scheduled to reopen on Monday, 9th September 2024.
“We are aware of a subsequent false notification stating that schools should resume on Monday, 23rd September 2024.
“We wish to clarify that this announcement did not originate from the Edo State Government and is the work of mischief makers. The information is false and should be disregarded.
“The Edo State Government hereby directs that all public and private schools in the state will now resume for the 2024/25 academic session on Monday, 30th September 2024. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.”