[BREAKING] Coronavirus: FG Orders  Closure of Varsities, Schools Nationwide

As part of reinforced preventive measures to curb the further spread of Coronavirus, the Federal Ministry of Education has ordered the immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide.

This was confirmed to correspondents by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono on Abuja on Thursday.

When consulted through a text message, Echono simply replied, “Confirmed.”

Details later…