The federal government has ordered the reopening of all schools in Nigeria after Seven months of closure.
The Federal Ministry of Education through a circular on March 19th, 2020 granted an approval for the closure of all school for a period of one (1) month commencing from Monday 23rd March 2020 to prevent the spread of the Corona Virus(Covid 19) which later extended till October.
The Education Minister, Adamu Adamu made the announcement during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday.
He advised all institutions to obey and adhere to the guidelines for the reopening of schools, earlier announced by the presidential task force.
He said all unity schools should open by October 12 “while states and private schools will determine their own modalities of reopening.”
Many states including Lagos, Oyo, Kano and Enugu, have since announced dates for the reopening of schools in their states.