No Reopening Of Schools Yet, FG Tells Nigerians

Federal Ministry of Education has urged Nigerians to ignore some false news making the rounds that the Federal Government had directed the reopening of schools.

The ministry’s Director of Press, Ben Goong, said on Sunday that there was no such order from the minister, Adamu Adamu, as everyone had been enjoin to work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Goong noted that parents, guardians and stakeholders must not be deceive by fake news but should continue to abide by the Federal Government’s regulations to tackle the devastate pandemic.












He said, “On the issue of reopening of schools, the ministry has not directed the reopening of any school at any level. The claim press release by the minister to that effect is a clear fake as it did not originate from the minister.

“Parents, students and the general public are advised to please ignore the fake release. There is also another story making the rounds that the Federal Government has blamed the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on vice-chancellors. At no time did any Federal Government official make that kind of statement.

“Any inference in that direction is simply ensue from the prolific imagination of the author and that the ministry has nothing whatsoever to do with it. Stakeholders and indeed the general public should ignore such statements. Stay at home, stay safe. Let’s work from home like I’m doing. Only the living can work or worship.”