Like Imo, Benue forbids graduation parties for students in nurseries

The Benue state government has banned graduation parties by kindergarten, nursery, and elementary schools in the state.

Secretary of Permanent, Ministry of Education and Knowledge Management, Ny. Helen Nambaliv, stated this in the memo dated August 21, and addressed to stakeholders, parents, and guardians in Makurdi.

He said the decision would reduce financial burden on parents and direct attention to the academic development of children.

Secretary still added that the policy will apply from the 2025/26 academic session.

The memo reads: “The use of limited and adjusted educational material, such as textbooks/exercises in Benue State schools, makes it unparable by the next student, hereby abolished.

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“All schools with this notice are directed to return automatically to the traditional practice of senior students/students who use and continue books to students and students in the lower classes.

“Lessons are mandatory and extended after regular school hours stop, unless the right of parents is sought and given.

“All school graduation ceremonies must be abolished in the state of the benue state, especially for kindergarten, children’s rooms, and elementary schools.”

The IMO state government on Wednesday prohibits complicated graduation parties for students in nurseries, elementary schools, and junior high schools in the state.