The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reversed an earlier directive mandating government schools in the Federal Capital Territory to close by November 28, 2025, ostensibly over security concern, as “false and misleading’, emphasising that “no such decision was taken at any level of the administration.”
A statement on Tuesday by Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on public communications and social media, also announced the immediate suspension of the Mandate Secretary for Education, Dr Danlami Hayyo, on the order of Minister Wike.
The Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Nancy Sabanti Nathan, has also been mandated to discipline the Director, School Services, Mrs. Aishatu Sani Alhassan, in accordance with the civil service rules.
Urging parents, students, and school authorities to dismiss the rumour, the statement insisted that the approved academic calendar remained unchanged.
The FCTA also assured residents of the FCT, especially students, of adequate security, adding that the Minister has directed the resumption of Operation Sweep and other security initiatives in the federal capital.