The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said there
was no plan yet to reopen tertiary institutions in the country.
Dr. Sani Aliyu, the National Coordinator of PTF, stated this
when he appeared on Raypower FM on Tuesday.
He pointed out that at the moment, the PTF was concerned
with measures to contain community transmission of the Coronavirus.
Aliyu said the government realized that reopening of
tertiary institutions, bars, restaurants and other social activities”could
encourage community transmission of COVID-19.
“However, we have taken pragmatic measures to ensure we do
not lose a whole year in terms of primary to secondary school transition.”
He said, for this reason, the president approved the
reopening of schools for the exiting students to enable them write their
examinations some of which are regional.
“Summarily, there is no plan to reopen tertiary institutions
until we get to the top of the numbers and also see clearly that we are making
significant progress in terms of flattening the curve,” he said.
The Federal Government had on Monday said that only
graduating students are allowed to resume schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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