Katsina State has directed tertiary institutions in the state not to reopen as part of measures aimed at preventing further spike of the coronavirus pandemic.
The State Commissioner for Information, Abdulakarim Sirika, who announced this at a briefing on latest developments on the war against COVID-19, said the institutions have students from different parts of the country who may be returning with different COVID-19 status, so allowing them to return may escalate the situation, so for now they are not reopening.
Special Adviser to the Governor on Higher Education, Bashir Ruwangodia, said the decision was in line with the national and global protocols against the pandemic.
According to him, Nigeria being part of the global community has to respect all international as well as national protocols and guidelines.
“The institutions are also part of the Nigerian system in terms of educational sector and looking about the guidelines by bodies like the National universities Commission (NUC), World Health Organisations (WHO), National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as measures of preventing the COVID-19.”
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The Special Adviser expressed readiness of the state to reopen tertiary institutions once they receive guidelines from the National Universities Commission (NUC) or the Federal Ministry of Education.
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