COVID-19:FGN Says Any School Caught Violating Safety Protocols As They Resume Will be shut down

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As some states are about to  resume school, the Federal Government of Nigeria said normal procedures should be followed.

Any school willing to resume must be cleared and given a go-ahead by their State Government.

In the PTF meeting which was held yesterday, September 14th, the minister  of state for education Chukwuemaka Nwajiuba stated that the Ministry of education would shut down any  school that violates covid-19 protocols.

Any school that plans to resume must first make sure all covid 19 containment measures are put in place for safe reopening for their student. They  must be cleared for resumption after thoroughly examining them. That is the main protocol.

In this light, it is illegal for any school to resume without approval from constituted authorities.

The safety of everyone, especially the children should be a number one priority. It is wrong for an institution to resume when it does not have the capacity to curtail corona virus infection spread within the school environment.



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