Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammad Bello, has ordered all schools in Abuja to resume academic activities for the first term of the 2020/2021 academic session on October 12.

The minister also said all boarding students are expected to resume on Sunday, October 11.

In a statement on Thursday night which was signed by the spokesperson of the minister, Anthony Ogunleye, Mr Bello said the guidelines for the reopening of the schools will soon be released.

He said the FCT did not record any case of COVID-19 during the reopening of schools for exit classes.

He urged officials and pupils to comply with COVID-19 protocols once the schools reopen.

Also speaking, the chairman of the FCT School Resumption C...