The Kano State Private and Voluntary Institutions Board (KSPVIB) has temporarily shut down nine private schools for failing to comply with requirements for the revalidation and recertification of their operations.
The Executive Secretary of the board, Comrade Baba Abubakar Umar, disclosed this during a media parley in Kano, saying the affected schools failed to regularise their operations despite repeated notices and directives.
The schools are Zayyad Academy, Success International Schools, Sunshine International School, Perfect Schools, Al-Fa’iq International College, Mainasara International School, Shula Academy, Darul Mu’uminat Comprehensive School and Hanan International School.
Umar said the board had identified 111 schools allegedly operating in violation of its regulatory procedures, adding that the nine institutions were selected for sanctions after failing to comply with directives to revalidate their registration.
He explained that the affected schools would remain closed for seven days from the date of the announcement, warning that any institution that reopened without authorisation would face legal action.
The executive secretary added that some of the schools had also failed to comply with court directives to regularise their operations, stressing that the board would enforce the law against defaulters.
He said the revalidation and recertification exercise was aimed at strengthening the regulation of private and voluntary schools, improving data collection and ensuring compliance with educational standards across the state.
Umar noted that the Kano State House of Assembly had reviewed the law establishing the board, originally enacted in 2014, resulting in an updated legal framework for regulating private and voluntary institutions.
He also warned school proprietors against arbitrary increases in tuition fees, stressing that requests for adjustments must be submitted to the board for approval. Any approved increase, he said, must take effect at the beginning of an academic session.
The executive secretary further cautioned schools against compelling parents to purchase uniforms, books and sandals exclusively from school authorities when the items were available in the open market.
He urged proprietors to establish duly registered Parent-Teacher Associations, adhere to approved curricula and refrain from expelling pupils arbitrarily without informing their parents.
Umar appealed to school owners to cooperate with the board, emphasizing that its primary responsibility was to promote quality education, resolve disputes amicably and ensure that private institutions operated within the law.
