FEC Directs Education Minister To Review Schools Resumption Date

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has
asked the Minister of Education, Mr Ibrahim
Shekarau, to review the directive given to
schools over their resumption following the
outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria.
The Minister of Health, Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu,
said this while updating journalists on the
Federal Government’s handling of the Ebola
Virus Disease.
According to him, schools resumption may be
in September as the Federal Government has
put all precautionary measures in place to
check the spread of the virus.
He said that the Minister of Education would
meet with all education commissioners in the
country to arrive at the resumption date to be
announced after the meeting.
Dr. Chukwu also dispelled rumours of the
spread of the disease in Zaria, Abuja, Edo and
Calabar, saying that only two cases of Ebola
Virus Disease remain in the country,with one in
Lagos and the other in Port Harcourt.