Nigerian Teachers Vs Ebola Virus, As Teachers Considers Strike Over Resumption Date.

The Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, have
threatened to go on a nationwide strike if
the Federal government does not shift the
date of resumption as well as put in place
measures that would protect their members
from contracting the deadly Ebola virus
while teaching in schools. yesterday the
Health Minister said there was no going back
on the resumption date. According to him,
there was no scientific basis for school
resumption date to be postponed
"First unlike other countries, there is no
community transmission of the disease in
Nigeria; not one yet. But we have taken
precautions, what we are doing, we may as
well have said everybody should just be
moving about, but we are taking
precautions. There is no scientific basis for
school resumption to be postponed. There is
no community transmission of the disease in
Nigeria. That is what separates Nigeria from
other countries. It is what I call irrational
fear; we don't need to be irrational about
this." he said
The Nigerian Medical Association as well as
the House of Representative Committee on
Education have spoken against the new
resumption date.

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