- The federal government has disclosed that schools nationwide will reopen soon but did not specify when

- The disclosure was made by the minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba

- Nwajiuba noted that the reopening of schools will not be done in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters



The federal government has disclosed that schools nationwide will soon be opened without giving any particular date when the reopening of schools will take place.

The minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, made the disclosure on Thursday, May 21, during the briefing by the presidential task force on COVID-19, Tribune reports. He, however, said that the reopening of schools will not be done in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters. [url]internhubng.com[/url]

The minister stated that the schools would be reopened when the safety of the school children could be guaranteed. He noted that the government was being careful not to endanger the lives of the school children.

Nwajiuba stated that the ministry of education was trying to put measures in place that will ensure the safety of children before the schools are reopened.

The federal government had ordered the indefinite closure of educational institutions nationwide as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.

Meanwhile, the ministry of humanitarian affairs, disaster management, and social development said the list of all participating vendors in the modified School Feeding Programme will be submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The Humanitarian Affairs minister, Sadiya Farouq, who said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 daily news briefing on Friday in Abuja, noted that it was for the purpose of transparency and accountability.


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