The Nigerian government said it was reviewing the January 18 resumption date for schools across the country, following the spike in COVID-19 cases.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this on Monday at the resumed briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja.
On his part, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunnimbe Mamora, spoke about the ongoing enrolment exercise being conducted by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
He said that only the President had the power to issue any order to alter the subsisting one regarding the National Identity Number (NIN) registration.
Mamora’s comment was in reaction to his earlier comment where he suggested that the NIN registration might be suspended due to the increased breach in COVID-19 guidelines at the NIMC offices.
PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani aliyu, said the security agencies would continue to enforce compliance with the non-pharmaceutical interventions within states.
He explained that in spite of a “no lockdown policy”, the PTF would review the existing protocols including a review of the curfew hours.
Aliyu stated that a permit to travel would be enforced, particularly for travellers from the United Kingdom and South Africa.
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