Bauchi government reopens schools after five weeks over Ramadan, claims 'education is the best priority'

This is contained in a statement signed by the State Ministry of Education Information and Liaison Officer, Jalaludeen Usman. After the schools were closed over the Ramadan on five weeks, the Bauchi State Government ordered schools to reopen the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Ministry of Education Information and Liaison Officer, Jalaludeen Usman. The statement reads: “The Honorable Commissioner for Education, Dr. Lawal Mohammed Rimin Zayam, wants to remind parents and guardians that the resume date for the continuation of the second term Sunday, April 6, is for both day and residences in the Bauchi state.” Despite the closure of schools amid protests, the Bauchi State Government claims that “education was a top priority.” “As education remains a top priority for the Bauchi State Government led by Governor Bala Mohammed, the Ministry of Education is committed to ensuring the success of all students.” “For this purpose, the ministry will soon begin Jamb CBT training for all sponsored JAMB students, who empower them to perform in all exams sponsored by the Bauchi State Government.” “Parents and guardians are advised to ensure that their divisions are resumed on the set date to avoid any disruption of their academic progress,” the statement added. Saharan Porters reported earlier that the Bauchi State Government had ordered the closure of schools in the state for five weeks due to Ramadan. It was collected that an assignment by the state government schools should close from February 26, 2025, until the end of the Ramadan period and Salah celebration, with the interruption ending by April 5. According to the official academic calendar obtained by Saharan Porters, the second term of the 2024/2025 session initially began on January 5, 2025. However, the state government divided the term into two phases: the first run from 5 to 28 January, followed by a five -week interruption from 1 March to 5 April, before the rest from 6 to 29 April. Faith, which argues that the government’s order should not deprive all students of access to education. The findings of Saharan Porters showed that the state government had the school closures in previous years. However, intervention by stakeholders in the education sector has led to a policy shift, which allowed schools to do so, while those who prefer to stay open were allowed to continue operations. ‘This is not the first time that schools have been ordered to close. We had a similar situation before, and we had set up a committee that contacted the State Commissioner, who then relaxed the order, ‘a source told Saharan Porters. Saharan Porters reviewed the data published by the National Bureau or Statistics in the multidimensional poverty index. According to the data, 74% of children in the Bauchi state did not fail in the educational achievement, making it one of the six states with the largest number of children who fail educational benchmarks. The NBS data also shows that Bauchi state has the highest percentage of children deprived of education, which stands at 54%. This percentage is higher than the national average of 34%and higher than crisis-retired states such as Zamfara (44%) and Borno (48%).