BREAKING: FCTA orders closure of all public secondary schools in Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered all public senior secondary schools in Abuja to close by Friday, November 28, citing urgent security threats.

Aishatu Sani Alhassan, Director of School Services at the FCT Secondary Education Board, announced the directive in a memo on Tuesday.

School principals and heads have been instructed to immediately suspend academic activities and ensure that students are safely dismissed.

Schools must also notify students, staff, and parents about the closure, adjust scheduled academic programs, and be prepared to reopen on the next official school day unless further instructions are issued.

The move comes in the wake of recent attacks on schools nationwide, which have seen students abducted, prompting heightened security measures.