Benue approves partial re-opening of schools

The Benue Government has approved a partial re-opening of schools in compliance with recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19.

Briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mrs. Ngunan Addingi, said the schools would be re-opened for primary six pupils and students in JSS 3 and SSS3.

She said that the Action Committee on Covid-19 would further meet with the Ministry of Education to work out modalities on protocols to be observed and fix a date for the re-opening of the schools.