From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
Gov Bello
In its bid to checkmate varying cases of operation of illegal and substandard schools, the Kogi state government will July 9th begin issuance of licences to qualified schools that have met the regulatory conditions of their establishments.
As a result of this development, the state government has also set end of September this year as deadline for the shut down of all the illegal and substandard schools operating across the state.
The State Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Mrs Rosemary Osikoya announced this at a meeting with the top officials of the ministry in her office on Tuesday.
She expressed the readiness of the ministry to look into the request of prospective applicants/schools seeking for fresh and review of school licenses as well as those seeking for approval for accreditation and review of accreditation respectively.
Osikoya urged all prospective schools to visit the ministry’s website (moest.kg.gov.ng) to upload the necessary information about their schools on the website, and print the completed online application form.
”The applicants would then proceed to pay the necessary charges/fees as specify on the forms at Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue Service(BIRS).
”Attached the receipt as evidence of payment to the application form and the necessary documents to be submitted to the Ministry of Education Science and Technology for documentation and further processing,” she said.
She, therefore, urged all proprietors, heads of schools, and key stakeholders to take note of this development and take the necessary action.
She enjoined the public to contact the office of Education Management Information System (EMIS) of the ministry and for further information and details.
