Nigeria’s Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has disclosed that schools may reopen once the Federal Government lifts the ban on interstate movement.
He spoke during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. The Federal Government had closed all schools indefinitely in March as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The minister however said there was no date yet for reopening of schools. He said, “We want to open when it is safe to do so. We have heard about neighbouring countries that opened and shut. We have heard about cases spiking with children getting into school. Of all the things I will like to do, I will not like to experiment with your children.
“I had a meeting with the representatives of WAEC and NABTEB and I understand how worried our parents are at the moment and how anxious the children are to know what next.
We will open as soon as those in charge of the blockade lift it because there is no way we can open our schools if teachers can’t come. So, we are looking at somewhere after the interstate lockdown is lifted.”
