The Nigerian Government has said it was not in support of
the resumption of schools on Monday, January 18, 2021.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu said this during the
briefing of the Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19, on Monday.
Adamu, said the government did not agree with the states on
the resumption date, adding that the task force would monitor the situation on
a daily basis.
According to him, the school resumption date could be
reviewed again.
“We sat down, looked at the figures and we took the decision
that schools should not open.
“Unfortunately, we have to state this because it is supposed
to be a collective decision, but you must understand that the schools we’re
talking about, the Federal Government has only about 100 out of thousands of
schools.
“The schools are under the jurisdiction of states and just
as the PTF was unanimous in saying that schools should not open, states were
unanimous that schools should open.
“So, we have to compromise and as PTF we shall monitor what
is happening on a daily basis. There could be some review again”, Adamu said.
Both private and public schools in the country resumed for
second term sessions on Monday amidst the increasing number of people
contracting COVID-19 in the country.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday
reported 1,617 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, with Lagos high on the
list with 776 positive cases.
Kaduna, Kwara and the Federal Capital Territory also
recorded high numbers with the agency announcing, 147, 131 and 102 respectively
The country now has a total of 112,004 confirmed cases,
89,939 discharged patients and 1,449 deaths.
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