Kano State on Sunday reopened its private and public boarding secondary schools.
Day schools will open on Monday, Commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi Sa’id Kiru, disclosed on Sunday.
Kiru, who spoke to The Nation on telephone, said the schools reopening are those with students sitting for the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE).
He said the schools have been fumigated and decontaminated to check the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
“In further compliance with the COVID-19 protocols for ensuring safety and protection of our teaching staff and students, we have also provided PPEs to the schools across the State.
“As I speak with you, I am on my way to inspect one of the boarding schools to ensure everything is well prepared,” he said.
It was gathered about 199 public schools and 329 private schools were fumigated across Kano and supplied with face masks and sanitizers.