The Benue State Government has banned graduation ceremonies for Kindergarten, Nursery, and Basic school pupils across the state. It also abolished the use of customised books that cannot be reused by other students and prohibited compulsory after-school lessons unless approved by parents.
The directive, issued on August 15, 2025, by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Knowledge Management, Helen Zeramo, takes effect from the 2025/2026 academic year.
According to the statement titled “New Education Policy in Benue Public and Private Schools,” schools must revert to the traditional system where books are passed down to younger students, while graduation ceremonies at lower levels are scrapped. A meeting with school proprietors, PTAs, and other stakeholders has been scheduled for August 26, 2025, to discuss the new policies.
Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/
