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Anambra orders school resumption Monday, threatens sanction against non-compliance

Ms Chuma-Udeh said that a circular conveying the directive had already been issued to school authorities.

• January 29, 2026
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The Anambra State government has directed all categories of schools in the state to ensure full resumption of academic activities on Mondays.

It threatened to shut down warnon-compliant schools.

The Commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Awka.

She said that a circular conveying the directive had already been issued to school authorities.

Ms Chuma-Udeh said, “The order, given at the instance of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, applies to all public, private, mission and returned schools across the state.

“Any school that fails to resume activities on Mondays will face immediate closure. “
(NAN) 

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