Over 2, 424 illegal schools have been closed down in Benue State for failure to meet minimum standard.
The state commissioner for Education, Prof Dennis Itavyaar who announced this yesterday at a press conference at Government House, Makurdi gave a breakdown of the closed schools to include, 1,925 nursery/ primary school, 435 secondary schools and 14 tertiary institutions.
He explained that the closed schools failed certification by the Ministry of Education in meeting phase 2 approval, lamenting that illegal schools have constituted a big set back to the educational sector of the state leading to the production of half-baked graduates.
He maintained that the closure of the schools is a deliberate step to revamp the education sector of the state.
Prof Dennis however stressed that any proprietor of the closed schools can come if he or she has met the minimum standard, after which the school will be allowed to reopen.
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