The Edo state government has reduced school days to three a week for public basic and junior secondary schools in the state due to subsidy removal by the federal government.

As reported by Daily Trust, the chairman, Edo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs Ozavize Salami, who made this known, stated that the directive will commence on Tuesday, June 13.

Edo state government announces the reduction of school days to 3 in a week. Photo Credit: Edo State Government of Nigeria

Salami said this while speaking with newsmen after a meeting between the head of service and other government functionaries in Benin City, the Edo state capital.

She said: “Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday have been chosen to be the days for our children to go to school while the school will be closed for Thursday and Friday.

“Our plan for this period focuses on maximizing e-learning, ensuring the children cover the curriculum they ought to cover. They will stay for six weeks before vacation. For administrative reasons, we have chosen the first three days of the week as students will come to school.

“We have increased the learning hours for basic school across the State by one hour and two hours for junior secondary schools to achieve the school curriculum and integrated the timetable for Thursdays and Fridays into Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays.”

According to Channels Television, the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, said public and civil servants are to work thrice a week and workers not on duty will operate remotely.

Okungbowa explained that government offices will be opened throughout the week for services despite the reduced days of work

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Source: Legit.ng