The Federal Government has taken far-reaching decisions to curtail the
spread of the deadly Ebola Virus in the country as it postponed the
resumption of all primary and secondary schools till October 13.
Announcing the shift in resumption date in Abuja, Minister of
Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, said the decision to do so became necessary
in view of the risk posed by Ebola which could easily spread through
schools.
His words: “All primary and secondary schools, both public and
private are to remain closed until Monday October 13, 2014 which is the
new school resumption date for all schools throughout the Federation”.
The schools were originally scheduled to re-open in the second week of September.
Shekarau,
who briefed the press at the end of a meeting with state commissioners
of education, added that all on-going summer schools were also affected
with immediate effect.
Further, he said the change in the resumption date was also to enable
the Federal and state governments, as well as school authorities put in
place adequate preventive measures before the pupils returned to
school.
