- The Ministry had set Tuesday, November 14, 2023, for the exams but has now suspended it indefinitely
The Kano State Ministry of Education has canceled secondary school qualifying exams over the strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress.
The Ministry had set Tuesday, November 14, 2023, for the exams but has now suspended it indefinitely.
The statement read in part, “the State Ministry of Education, has suspended 2023 Secondary Schools Qualifying Examination (SSQE) scheduled to take place today Tuesday 14th Nov. 2023 till further notice.”
The statement signed by the Director, Public Enlightenment of the Ministry, Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru, appealed to students and parents/guardians to bear with any inconvenience the suspension may have caused.
Similarly, Students in public schools in Osogbo, Osun, were sent home on Tuesday following the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that students from various public primary and secondary schools were seen on the roads, heading back home.
At CAC Grammar School, Gbodofon, Osogbo, the gate was left wide open as students moved out of the school premises while some teachers gathered under a tree, holding discussions.
Mrs Modupeola Oyedele, Osun State NLC Caretaker Chairperson, told NAN that the strike complies with the directive from the NLC and TUC headquarters.
Oyedele said the instruction to their members was to stay away from work and that there would not be any form of street protest.
“We are not doing street protests with the strike. The instruction is for workers to abstain from work, and we are complying.
“Public schools have sent back their students in compliance with the strike.
“Many sent their students back this morning because the strike directive came late last night, so that is why students were turned back after getting to school.
“We are ensuring that there is compliance as our officials are at the state secretariat to ensure workers do not resume in their offices,” she said.
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