www.punchng.com/news/eleven-states-resume-today-after-forced-ebola-holidays/
Schools in
at least 11
states of
the
country
are set to
resume a
new
academic session today (Wednesday) after a forced holiday
occasioned by the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak.

The states which had earlier shunned the September 22
resumption date announced by the Federal Government,
picked October 8, as a more realistic resumption date to
enable them to put in place the logistics required to prevent
the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease and also observe the
Eid-el-Kabir holiday.

Some of the states commencing academic activities today
include Rivers, Benue, Lagos, Ekiti and Oyo.

Others are Kano, Kogi, Akwa -Ibom, Ebonyi, Ogun and
Kwara states.

However, some states such as Niger, Zamfara and
Adamawa, will resume on October 13.

In a telephone interview with our correspondent on
Tuesday, the National President, Nigerian Union of
Teachers, Mr. Michael Alogba, said the resumption was not
nationwide as schools in some states had earlier resumed
classes, having received the preventive equipment from the
government.

The NUT had ordered its members to stay at home until the
materials, such as digital non-contact thermometers, soaps,
sanitisers and basins were provided.

“I’m sorry I don’t have a comprehensive list right now. But I
know Lagos and Ogun states are resuming tomorrow. Our
directive was that state wings of NUT should monitor the
degree of compliance with the provision of safety measures
and formally notify us. But the resumption tomorrow
(Wednesday) is not nationwide. Some have resumed earlier.

Many of them have reported total compliance to us and
they include Lagos, Ogun, Rivers and Ebonyi states,” he said.
Asked what lessons were learnt with the Ebola Virus
Disease scare, Alogba said that the disease had revealed the
underbelly of the education sector.

“It has exposed the deplorable state of hygiene in our
schools. Ordinarily, we don’t need to cry to the high
heavens before we could have water in our schools. But the
EVD has exposed our shortcomings. Let everybody begins
to do what is right. Government should know that it is
accountable to the people,’’ he added.

However, the fate of pupils attending Federal Government
colleges still hangs in the balance. Alogba, who admitted
issues in the unity schools said, “The problems in the
Federal Government colleges are multi-dimensional. Aside
from the Ebola-imposed holiday, there are other issues with
the members of staff. As long as those problems persist,
the Federal Government colleges will continue to remain
under lock and key.’’

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria had last
month ordered its members to go on strike over the
inability of the Federal Government to pay their promotion
arrears from 2007 to 2010.

In a statement, the ASCSN Secretary-General, Mr. Alade
Lawal, said, “By this decision, the 104 Federal Unity Colleges
will not re-open for the next academic session scheduled to
begin on September 22. Records available to us indicate
that the Federal Ministry of Education had collected the
money meant for the settlement of these arrears from the
Federal Ministry of Finance,’’ he said.
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Damn that minister of education is one U-gly son of a #$%@&

Yeah ! GEJ won the battle of ebola. To God be the glory

nice one

equlibrium:
Damn that minister of education is one U-gly son of a #$%@&

Is not fair o.

2moro,una go dey complain say anambra dey carry first for education. School don resume tey tey 4 anambra. Infact pupils are preparing 4 their first term exam.

[color=#770077][/color]OWK NAW ......DATZ GUD

Happy resumption to them all.