Niger: Efforts, In Top Gear Towards Reopening Of Schools ….As Govt Repatriates 806 Almajirai To Some Northern States

Olabode Adaramola

Niger state  Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu has said that efforts were in top gear towards ensuring that the ministry meets up with the Federal Government’s  recommendations and the laid down protocols on COVID-19 for the reopening of schools in the state, adding that series of  meetings have been held with critical stakeholders at the instance of the state governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello in conjunction with the ministry of Health and Water resources counterpart.  being the major players.

She stated this at the post- Exco Media brief with the journalists at the weekend  in Government House, Minna, stressing that efforts were bring made by the state  government to   meet up with the federal government’s  recommendations and the COVID-19 protocols were necessary so as not to endanger the lives of the pupils, students and their teachers, on the resumption of schools in the state .

The Commissioner,  also disclosed   that the sum of N86 millions  was approved by the state g Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello for the repatriation of Almajirai to their states of origins  in compliance with the agreement reached amongst the Northern States Governors .

She stated further that so far, a total of 806 Almajirai were identified from different Islamiya schools in parts of the 25local government areas of the state and quarantined in an Isolation Centre in Minna , the state capital,  out of which 557 of them  have been successfully reunited with their families after undergoing all routine checks of COVID-19 and given the best humane treatment.