By Stanley Onyekwere.
Secretary for Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Malam Kabir Usman, has explained why no fewer than 459 sub-standard and illegal schools within the territory were closed down in the last nine months.
The secretary, who made revelation penultimate week, during its annual Media luncheon said the Secretariat’s Department of Quality Assurance closed down 196 of such schools in January this year and 263 in September.
He added that site inspection of 154 private schools was carried out by the Department, adding that a proposal for the certification and accreditation of 78 schools has been forwarded to the FCT Minister, Senator Bala Mohammed for approval.
