Adamu Adamu at the national briefing on COVID-19 said “in fact, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Ministry of Education had agreed on suspending resumption of schools due to the increasing cases of covid-19 in the country”.

The Education Minister explained that the State Governors and other stakeholders in the states have refused to accept further closure of schools as advised by the Presidential Task Force.

“We do not own or control the state schools” he said. He assured that the PTF and the Ministry of Education will continue to engage the stakeholders in order to keep the children and schools safe.

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Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu during the national press briefing on COVID-19 on Monday said January 18 is subject to review due to the spike in COVID-19 cases.

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpassed 100,000 which raised more concerns about the second wave of COVID-19 and how to contain the spread.

There are fears that the figure may further rise if the laid down COVID-19 protocols are not adhered to, especially when schools resume nationwide.

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