The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed reports claiming that all government schools in the FCT would close by November 28, 2025, describing the news as false.
Mandate Secretary for Education, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, late Tuesday, affirmed that he never authorized such a circular. “Seriously, the way you saw the circular is the same way that I see it. I believe it is a wrong circular because the director who signed it had no authority to do so,” Hayyo explained.
He added that in the FCT, only the Minister or the Mandate Secretary can issue directives to close schools. “We never received any approval from the Honorable Minister, and there was no reason to close schools before November 28,” he said.
Following the incident, the FCT Minister’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, confirmed that Dr. Hayyo has been suspended with immediate effect.
