Bauchi orders closure of all schools for 5 weeks school for Ramadan fast

The Bauchi State government, through the Ministry of Education, has announced the closure of all schools in the state for five weeks in preparation for the 2025 Ramadan fast.

The announcement is contained in the approved school calendar for the 2024-2025 academic session in the state. 

Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Friday, Feb. 28, Mr Jalaludeen Maina, the Information Officer, Ministry of Education, said the holiday had already been incorporated in the calendar long before now. 

He explained that the closure would take effect from March 1 to April 5. 

Maina said the closure affected all the institutions of learning, which include all public and private primary, Junior and secondary schools, as well as higher institutions of learning in the state. 

“Yes, we are closing all our schools and this is included in our 2024-2025 approved calendar for the academic session that our students are not going to do the Ramadan fasting while in school. 

“The five-week holiday is for Ramadan fasting and immediately after the fasting, they will resume and continue with their academics,” he said. 

Some parents in the state have complained that the development would affect their children’s educational progress.