Schools in "safe and secure areas" will be allowed to reopen after 250 children were taken in November.
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From 12 January, public and private schools "in safe and secure areas" will be allowed to reopen, Niger state's education ministry said in a statement.
The decision follows security assessments and "extensive consultations" with security agencies, it added.
November's kidnapping of more than 250 students and staff from St Mary's Cathol