The federal government has ordered the closure of all polytechnics in the country for the conduct of the coming elections.
The development comes one week after the National Universities Commission (NUC) ordered the closure of all universities until after the elections. The directive was given by Adamu Adamu, minister of education, in a letter signed on February 10.
The letter, made available to journalists on Monday, was addressed to Idris Bugaje, executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
It added that academic activities would be stopped between February 22 and March 14. Meanwhile, the presidential election will be held in 13 days.