Schools, varsities told to break off for census
By Priscilla Maloba
The Education Ministry has ordered all schools and higher institutions to break off for the national population headcount scheduled to take place from May 9 for 10 days.
In a November 8, 2023 letter, the ministry’s director for higher, technical, vocational education and training, Dr Jane Egau Okou, directed all school heads and Vice Chancellors to release all learners to participate in the census.
“According to the approved roadmap, the census Night will be from May 9 to 10, and field enumeration will take place from May10 to 20. During this exercise, all learners at all levels of education will be expected to be at home on the census night and the enumeration period,” Dr Okou wrote, on behalf of the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Ketty Lamaro. Read more
