COVID-19: FG orders closure of varsities, schools nationwide

The Federal Government through Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of schools, tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools over the outbreak of the Coronavirus as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in a release by the Ministry of Education, added that they directed all principals of the 104 Unity Colleges “to fast-track the ongoing second term examinations and close shop until further notice.”

The ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr Ben Goong, in the release, said, “The Federal Government has ordered the closure of all the 104 Unity Schools in the country on March 26, 2020, as a proactive measure aimed at preventing the spread of the dreaded coronavirus.”