{"id":30165,"date":"2020-09-20T14:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-09-20T14:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=30165"},"modified":"2020-09-20T14:08:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-20T14:08:34","slug":"fg-commences-assessment-of-states-for-schools-reopening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fg-commences-assessment-of-states-for-schools-reopening","title":{"rendered":"FG commences assessment of States for schools reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

The Federal Government has commenced stakeholders\u2019 meeting across the six geopolitical zones of the country to review laid down guidelines and protocols for the reopenings of the nation\u2019s educational institutions.<\/p>\n

The State Minister for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba made this know in Kano while presiding over the North West School Protocols Guidelines Stakeholders\u2019 meetings.<\/p>\n

He said he was in Kano to assess the readiness of the schools vis-a-vis the full maintenance of COVID-19 protocols before going ahead to actualize the dreams of full reopening.<\/p>\n

Speaking earlier, the Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje described the Federal Government\u2019s policies and programmes in education as veritable tool to national development.<\/p>\n

According to him, the progress recorded and measures taken by the Buhari administration in reopening of schools in the country should be commended.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish to acknowledge the commitment of the Federal Government in the education sector, particularly at this time when schools are about to be reopened,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Governor represented by his Deputy, Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna thanked the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba who paid him a visit in his office.<\/p>\n

He said the State Government is committed to prioritizing the education sector in view of its importance, adding that as part of compliance with the COVID-19 protocols for ensuring of safety and protection of the teaching staff and the students, fumigation exercise has been conducted, with PPE\u2019s provided to the schools across the State.<\/p>\n

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The Governor also explained that recently his administration released the sum of N880 million for the renovation of some schools across the State.<\/p>\n

The Minister later praised the efforts of the Kano State Government for its laudable initiatives in promoting education, which he described as worthy of emulation by other States.<\/p>\n