The Enugu State Government has shut down some schools in Enugu, the state capital, alleged to be substandard and operated illegally.
The Commissioner for Education, Ndubueze Mbah, disclosed this on Saturday during the enforcement of the government’s policy on ways to strengthen and improve the quality of education in the state.
Mr Mbah said that the exercise was meant to rid the state of poor education quality and skill deficiency.
Some of the affected schools were Evangel School, Ivory Education Centre, located on Owerri Road, Asata and Eastview Nursery and Primary School at Railway Quarters, Njemanze.
Others include St. Michael Nursery and Primary School, Asata; St. Bartholomew Nursery, Primary and Secondary School, Asata; and Olive Grove Nursery and Primary Academy, Njemanze.
Mr Mbah said that the exercise followed the ministry’s earlier directive requiring all the operators of educational institutions at the Basic and Secondary School levels to comply with the…