The State Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Margaret Adamu, addressing a press conference in Makurdi
The Benue State Government on Monday announced than ban of compulsory extra lessons after regular school hours as schools resumes for the new academic session across the state today, September 7.
The State Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Margaret Adamu, announced the directive on Monday during a press conference in Makurdi.
Adamu stressed that Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) seeking to organise extra lessons must obtain Ministry of Education approval before commencement, adding that upon approval, the lessons must not be made compulsory but on voluntary ground.
According to her, “There shall be no lessons after regular school hours. Any PTA requesting extra lessons must seek approval from the Ministry and must not make it compulsory.”
The commissioner also ordered schools to use only approved textbooks and prohibited restricted or customised non-transferable books.
She called on school owners and principals to comply with education policies, warning that defaulters would face sanctions.
Adamu, however, clampdown on bullying, harassment, hazing, intimidation and other forms of violence within and outside the school premises.
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