Plateau shuts schools over diphtheria outbreak

Plateau State government orders immediate closure of all schools due to suspected diphtheria outbreak in Jos North, Wase, Jos South, and Bassa LGAs.

The Plateau State Government has ordered the temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools from September 7 over suspected diphtheria cases in four local government areas.

The Plateau State Government has directed the temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools across the state, effective Monday, September 7, 2026, as a preventive measure against a diphtheria outbreak.