The Federal government has decided that the earlier extension of resumption date for primary and secondary schools to the 13th October be reviewed to the middle of September.
Addressing state House correspondents after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, the Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu said the decision to review the extension of resumption date was based on the recommendation of a body of experts set up by government to look at the extension of resumption dates for primary and secondary schools.
According to the Minister, the Minister of Education was directed by council to convene an emergency meeting with all states commissioners of Education in order to agree on when schools can resume nationwide.
Professor Chukwu who briefed council on the status of the Ebola Virus in the country said that only two patients of the Ebola Virus Disease are under treatment in Nigeria with one each in Lagos and Portharcourt.
He explained that since the out break of the Ebola Virus Disease in the country, a total of 18 persons have been infected, out of which 14 were in Lagos and 4 in Portharcourt.
He explained that while 8 patients have been successfully treated and discharged, seven persons incuding the Liberian American have so far died of the disease.
Professor Chukwu noted that out of the 361 persons that were under surveillance in Lagos, only 41 are still under survelience while 320 hitherto under surveliance have been discharged from Lagos since the disease broke in Nigeria.
The Health Minister further revealed that, in Portharcourt, 255 persons are under surveillance adding that the corpse of the medical doctor who died in Portharcourt has been buried after being decontaminated.
On the fate of the Staff of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) staff who evaded surveillance and traveled to Portharcourt where he infected a doctor, the Minister said government was working on three options namely, strenghtening the quaritine law, seeking advise from the Ministry of foreign affairs on what action to take on the ECOWAS staff as well as seeking legal advice from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on what legal action can be taken against him.
On the rumour that some Ebola cases have been reported in some states and Abuja, the minister said some of the runoured cases in the FCT and Cross Rivers turned negative while the case in Zaria, Kaduna state is still being investigated.
Professor Chukwu appealed to Nigerians to avoid spreading unsubstantiated rumour especially on the social media saying this was capable of creating unnecessary panic and fear amongst the populace. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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I think the meeting to review the resumption date to mid-September should not be limited to the commissioners alone, but should encompasses principals & head masters/misteres of both public & private schools nationwide. So that they can be told to be patient with parents in terms of school fees.
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ReplyDelete@ EL MATOSKYSeptember 3, 2014 at 10:02 PM. My brother, u captured it well, everybody is confused mumuishly and foolishly ; the leaders and followers
DeleteI have planned schl fees with october salary oooo. Hmmmmm they will have to wait till october oooo hoohaa
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ReplyDeleteYou are 75% very correct. It is quite unfortunate.
The leaders don't think before giving order and the follower just simply swallow hook and sinker anything they are told they neither reason nor complain, Is much annoying.
pls most of us has spend our August salary hoping to use September salary for the school resumption. can someone tell me what is happening?
ReplyDeletethe govt has been bribed by the private school owners who are looking for money at the expense of the children's life. well sha any right thinking parent will never send his kids to school until Nigeria is confirmed Ebola free.
ReplyDeleteour lives and that of our children are in danger. ask the leaders where are their own children---ABROAD--- where there is adequate treament andf care against E B O L A please nigerian leadetrs stop deceiving us use the nations money to take care of the citizens
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