Ebola: FG orders schools to resume Oct 13

The Federal Government on Tuesday requested that all essential and auxiliary schools in the nation ought to continue on October 13, 2014 due to the flare-up of the Ebola Virus Disease in the nation.

Shekarau, who informed columnists after the gathering, said all non-public schools in the nation ought to additionally follow the order.

He included that schools ought to suspend their mid year programs with prompt impact.

As indicated by him, each of the private and state funded schools will be obliged to prepare no less than two work area officers in a joint effort with service of wellbeing authorities on the most proficient method to handle Ebola.

He said, "All state Commissioners of Education and I met this day 26th August, 2014 to examine issues identified with the reviving of schools for the new scholarly year (2014/2015) opposite the Ebola plague issue.

"The gathering was likewise went to by senior authorities of the Federal Ministry of Health. At the end of the gathering, the accompanying choices were landed at as preventive measures to guarantee the security and prosperity of all understudies in our schools all through the Federation.

"All Primary and Secondary schools, both Public and Private are to stay shut until Monday thirteenth October, 2014 which is the new school resumption date for all schools all through the Federation.

"This is to guarantee that satisfactory preventive measures are placed set up before the understudies report once more to class. All State Ministries of Education are to promptly sort out and guarantee that no less than two (2) staff in each one school, both Public and Private, are prepared by fitting wellbeing laborers on the best way to handle any associated case with Ebola furthermore leave on prompt refinement of all Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff in all schools on preventive measures. This preparation of staff must be closed not later than fifteenth September, 2014."