The Federal Government of Nigeria has released fresh information concerning the reopening of tertiary institutions in the country.
According to the information, the FG has no plan to reopen Nigerian tertiary institutions for now.
PTF coordinator, Sani Aliyu, made this known, saying efforts are ongoing to flatten the Covid-19 curve.
Aliyu while briefing pressmen on Tuesday, June 30 said the reopening of schools for graduating classes was necessary so as to avoid losing a whole year to coronavirus crisis.
Aliyu’s position came on the heels of the decision of the federal government announcing “a safe reopening” of schools for the graduating classes nationwide. The PTF coordinator said the government cannot afford to sabotage its efforts by reopening the tertiary institution. He added that all measures recommended and approved by President Muhammadu Buhari were geared towards flattening the curve of Covid-19 crisis.
“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,” Aliyu said on a radio programme.
“However, we have taken pragmatic measures to ensure we do not lose a whole year in terms of primary to secondary school transition, hence the president’s approval for schools to reopen so that exiting students could return to school and write their examinations some of which are regional.”
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