Borno schools to reopen October 25

The Borno State government on Wednesday ordered all the schools in the state to reopen October 25.

The Director of Schools Management in the state, Usman Kachallah, who disclosed this in a statement, said classes would commence for the third term on October 25 and close on December 18.

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He added that students would only get two weeks break and resume for the first term of the new academic session on January 3, 2021.

The state government ordered the closure of the schools in March over the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state.

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