The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has debunked an earlier report that all government schools in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, were mandated to close by November 28, 2025, stating that “no such decision was taken at any level of the administration.”
Hettysmedia earlier reported that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, ordered the closure of senior secondary schools on Friday, November 28, 2025, over reports of insecurity.
According to the report, the directive was given in a memo issued by the Director of School Services, FCT Secondary Education Board, Aishatu Alhassan.
The memo titled “Urgent Need for Early Closure of Schools Due To Security Concerns” ordered principals and heads of schools to end all academic activities and ensure students were dismissed in an orderly manner.
Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike said that the minister has directed the immediate suspension of the Mandate Secretary for Education, Dr Danlami Hayyo.
A statement by Olayinka added: “The Acting Head of Service, Mrs Nancy Sabanti Nathan, has also been mandated to discipline the Director, School Services, Mrs Aishatu Sani Alhassan, in accordance with the civil service rules.”
Describing the report on early closure of schools as “false and misleading,” the administration urged “parents, students, and school authorities to dismiss the rumour, stressing that the approved academic calendar remained unchanged.”
The FCTA also assured residents of the FCT, especially students, of adequate security, adding that the minister has directed the resumption of Operation Sweep and other security initiatives in the federal capital.
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