The FCT Education Secretariat has directed all schools to resume on Monday, Jan. 18, following the announcement by the Federal Ministry of Education on maintaining the resumption date.

Malam Leramoh Abdulrazaq, Acting Secretary and Director, Administration and Finance, issued the directive at a stakeholder meeting on Friday in Abuja.

Abdulrazaq urged heads of schools to ensure total compliance with COVID-19 protocols, school resumption guidelines and checklist earlier released for FCT schools.

“The FCT Education Secretariat has directed all Schools in FCT to resume accordingly,” he said.

He noted that the Federal Ministry of Education had maintained the resumption date of Jan. 18, after a comprehensive appraisal of the situation and extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders.

Abdulrazaq said that education management would always place the safety of the staff members and students as priority as they returned to their various schools for the new academic session.