• FG has given a new update on the resumption of all schools across Nigeria
• Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the minister of state for education, said the FG would inform Nigerians when it is safe to reopen schools once the PTF assesses all the data
• Boss Mustapha said that presidents, prime ministers and other top personalities have contracted COVID-19

The federal government on Thursday, August 13, gave an update on when all schools across the country would be fully reopened for academic activities.

360aproko eports that the minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said during the daily briefing on COVID-19 that once the PTF assesses all the data, it would inform Nigerians when it is safe to reopen schools.

The minister also noted that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is still on strike which was started before the lockdown in March.

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The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and chairman Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said that presidents, prime ministers and other top personalities have contracted COVID-19.

He warned that people must protect themselves against the coronavirus pandemic, adding that people should not assume that their friends and families are COVID-free.

“Presidents, prime ministers and other top personalities have contracted COVID-19. We must protect ourselves. Don’t assume your friends, families are COVID-free; wear your masks before going out. We must remain alive and safe until a vaccine is found,” he said.