The Federal Ministry of Education has advised the citizens to disregard some fake news circulating on social media that the Federal Government had instructed that schools be reopened.

The ministry’s Director of Press, Ben Goong, said on Sunday, April 12th, 2020 that there was no such order from the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, as everyone had been instructed to work from home, due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Goong noted that stakeholders, parents and guardians must not allow themselves to be misled by false news, but should continue to adhere to the Federal Government’s regulations to eradicate coronavirus pandemic in the country.

He said,

On the issue of reopening of schools, the ministry has not directed the reopening of any school at any level. The purported press release by the minister to that effect is a clear forgery as it did not emanate from the minister.

Parents, students and the general public are advised to please disregard the fake release. There is also another story making the rounds that the Federal Government has blamed the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities on vice-chancellors. At no time did any Federal Government official make that kind of statement.

Any insinuation in that direction is simply emanating from the fertile imagination of the author and that the ministry has nothing whatsoever to do with it. Stakeholders and indeed the general public should disregard such statements. Stay at home, stay safe. Let’s work from home like I’m doing. Only the living can work or worship.

Justin Nwosu

Justin Nwosu is the founder and publisher of Flavision. His core interest is in writing unbiased news about Nigeria in particular and Africa in general. He’s a strong adherent of investigative journalism, with a bent on exposing corruption, abuse of power and societal ills.