Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- In a decisive action aimed at reducing financial stress on families, the Kogi State Government has announced an immediate ban on graduation ceremonies in all basic and secondary schools across the state.

The Commissioner for Education, Hon. Wemi Jones, shared this development during a stakeholder meeting in Lokoja on Wednesday.

"The practice of incessant graduation ceremonies in nursery, primary, and secondary schools is hereby prohibited in the state with immediate effect," Jones declared, citing the economic burden and social issues that have arisen from such celebrations as key reasons for the ban.

Furthermore, the government has extended this prohibition to signing-out ceremonies at tertiary institutions, both w...