Ministers of Education Says FG May Reopen Schools Soon

The Federal Government may finally reopen the nation’s schools for activities as the world gradually comes to terms with living with COVID-19.

The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.

The minister who said no date has been fixed for full schools’ resumption, urged students across the nation to “be patient with FG.”

Nwajiuba said the government had continued to engage stakeholders, some of whom have expressed readiness to resume fully.

The Federal Government closed both Secondary and tertiary institutions on March 19, 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The minister expressed optimism that the date for resumption was “around the corner”.

“I urge our students who have actually exercised a lot of patience along with their parents … I urge you to bear with us a little bit more. The rioting needs to stop; there is nothing to riot about.

“We don’t want to bandy around dates,” he said, “We remain positive,” he added.