Use of WhatsApp, a social media platform, has been banned for information dissemination by teachers and non-teaching staff in public schools in Katsina State.
The state government said it took the decision because the social media platform was encouraging insubordination among staff.
It gave the order banning WhatsApp in a memo dated December 7, 2020 and sent to all public schools in the state.
One Muhammad Dikko from the Zonal Education Quality Assurance of the state Ministry of Education signed the memo.
It stated, “I am directed to write and inform all the principals to direct the various Group Admins in their respective schools to wipe out the so-called school WhatsApp.
“Principals should also remind their staff about the government circular that prohibits any civil servant from commenting positively or negatively on government activities on Facebook or WhatsApp.”
It quoted the Permanent Secretary (Administration) in the Office of the state Head of Service, Lawal Dutsim-ma, as saying government was worried about the leakage of its sensitive information on the social platforms.
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