COVID-19: Federal Ministry of Education Announces New Resumption Date For Universities, Poly and Others

The Federal Ministry of Education of Nigeria had requested quick conclusion of tertiary foundations, auxiliary and grade schools across the country following the flare-up of Coronavirus in the nation and as a feature of measures to contain the spread.

This was affirmed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono.

As per a release on Thursday, Echono who provided the request in the interest of the Education Minister, Adamu, likewise noticed that each of the 104 Unity Schools in the nation should close prior to the 26th of March, 2020 as a proactive advance planned for forestalling the spread of the feared Corona infection.

We have guided every higher foundation to close this end of the week. Solidarity Schools that have finished their tests are to close right away.

They have then given them the resumption date of Monday, May 4, 2020 which is one month and two weeks multi month and 2 weeks and they asked and trust the dangerous infection would have been gone before at that point.

The Covid-19 break shall last for at least a month, so with this development, students and pupils are advice to stay off unnecessary gathering for the mean time