Kano suspends school exams over nationwide strike

The Kano State Ministry of Education has canceled secondary school qualifying examinations over the strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

The ministry had set Tuesday, November 14, 2023, for the examinations but has now suspended it indefinitely.

The statement read in part, “the State Ministry of Education, has suspended 2023 Secondary Schools Qualifying Examination (SSQE) scheduled to take place today Tuesday 14th Nov. 2023 till further notice.”

The statement signed by the Director, Public Enlightenment of the Ministry, Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru, appealed to students and parents/guardians to bear with any inconvenience the suspension may have caused.