By Golok Nanmwa
Plateau State Government has reiterated its ban on the use of non-transferable textbooks as well as graduation ceremonies and the wearing of academic gowns in nursery, primary and secondary schools across the state.
The directive, issued by the Ministry of Education, warned that any school found violating the policy would face sanctions, including immediate closure and withdrawal of its operating licence.
According to a statement signed by the Director of Quality Assurance in the ministry, Mr. Sabastine John, on behalf of the Commissioner for Education, the policy is in line with resolutions reached during a stakeholders’ engagement on education held on August 28, 2025.
The ministry said the resolutions were subsequently adopted by the Plateau State House of Assembly during plenary on September 2, 2025, and later assented to by Governor Caleb Mutfwang.
