The Adamawa State Government has postponed the resumption of schools for the third term.
The postponement was made on Monday when the schools formally reopened.
Following the development the schools were told to close until next Monday, May 13.
In a circular dated 6/5/2024, the state Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said “The resumption date of third term 2023/2024 academic session earlier scheduled to be 6th May, 2024 has been postponed to next week 13th May, 2024 due to outbreak of measles in some LGAs in the state.”
In the circular signed by the Permanent Secretary, Aisha Umar, the ministry pointed out that the postponement of school resumption is to mitigate the spread of the disease, and to enable the Primary Health Care Agency vaccinate the age group of the children that are vulnerable to the disease.
The circular specified that all public and private schools are directed to comply with the directive.
