Nigeria, July 14 -- The directive was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director of Information Services at the Niger State Ministry of Information and Orientation, Mr Yunusa Ibrahim, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna.

According to Ibrahim, private schools are now required to replace graduation ceremonies with Speech and Prize-Giving Ceremonies as the official platform for celebrating learners and recognising academic excellence, exemplary conduct, leadership and other outstanding achievements.

He said the directive is binding on all private school proprietors, administrators, management teams, parents, guardians and other stakeholders in the state's private education sector.

Ibrahim expla...