KANO, Nigeria – Nine private schools in Kano State have been temporarily shut for failing to meet regulatory requirements, as an independent education register lists 648 secondary schools across the state, with privately owned institutions accounting for about 60 per cent.
The Kano State Private and Voluntary Schools Management Board disclosed the closures during a media briefing on October 12, saying 111 schools had been identified as operating outside its regulatory procedures.
The board’s Executive Secretary, Baba Abubakar Umar, said the nine schools were directed to remain closed for seven days after failing to meet revalidation requirements despite previous notices. He warned that schools that reopened without authorisation could face legal action.
The enforcement exercise comes as data supplied by Nigerian school directory platform SchoolRegistry NG to Africa Health Report provides an independent snapshot of educational institutions across Kano.
According to the register, privately owned institutions account for approximately 60 per cent of the 648 secondary schools listed across 45 areas, while publicly owned schools make up the remaining 40 per cent. The database contains telephone numbers for 451 of the listed secondary schools. It also records 456 primary and nursery schools, 15 universities and two polytechnics across the state.
However, SchoolRegistry NG cautioned that its figures were compiled from publicly available records and should not be interpreted as a physical census of all schools operating in Kano. “Our counts measure what is recorded in public records we ingest, not a census of every school on the ground,” the organisation said, adding that the absence of a school from its database does not necessarily mean the institution has been assessed or found non-compliant.
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