Kano govt orders the closure of tertiary institutions in the state

The Kano state government has ordered the immediate closure of four higher institutions of learning in the state following the rampant cases of kidnapping in the neighboring states. 

The state commissioner for higher education Dr Mariya Mahmoud, made the announcement in a statement released on Sunday, 28 February.

The institutions include, RMK College of Advanced and Remedial Studies, T/Wada; School of Environmental Studies, Gwarzo; School of Rural Technology and Entrepreneurship Dev (SORTED), Rano; and ABCOAD, Dambatta.

Students of the affected schools have been directed to vacate the campuses as soon as possible.