Nigeria, Nov. 23 -- The Federal Ministry of Education has denied issuing a directive for all schools across the country to close, even as some states have ordered schools to shut down.

In a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, the education ministry said certain information is circulating that it asked all schools nationwide to close by 24 November.

It described such directive as false and misleading, adding that such a message didn't originate from it.

However, the Director Secondary Education, Binta Abdulkadir, confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that the ministry has directed the closure of only 41 of the 104 federal government colleges, following the mass abduction of pupils in two schools in the North-west.

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