The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has been forced to suspend all school excursions to airports in the country over the coronavirus outbreak.
This followed Nigerians’ harsh reactions to a video trending on social media.
The video showed dozens of students walking in a long line at the Lagos Airport on Wednesday.
The person who recorded the video is heard probing why authorities allowed a students’ tour at a time coronavirus was raging.
The footage drew Nigerians anger as they lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari government for failing to take timely actions amid global emergency.
Reacting, FAAN tweeted its decision: “Thank you for the feedback, we’ve directed that all school excursions be suspended. Thank You.”
Earlier on Wednesday, the Nigerian government finally shut down National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camps across the country.
Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, made the announcement via his Twitter account.
He tweeted: “Today across the country, the NYSC Orientation camps will be closed and Youth Corpers will be paid and sent to their places of primary assignment.
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“This again is a precautionary measure on the part of the government to check the spread of COVID-19. The DG NYSC will provide details.
Similarly, the NYSC released a statement that the orientation camps had been suspended indefinitely.
Nigerians had condemned the opening of the camps amid a major health scare.
They wondered why the government decided to allow graduates resume camp amid anxiety over the well-being of citizens.
Nigeria is witnessing a rise in the cases of the global pandemic and the government appears to be taking late decisions.
An example was the earlier announcement by Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire, that the National Sports Festival (NSF) Edo 2020 would hold.
Despite being a Doctor who knows risk of mass gatherings during disease outbreak, Ehanire said persons looking suspicious would be identified and stopped from entering the event venue.
24 hours later, the federal government cancelled the Sports Festival over coronavirus scare.
Also on Wednesday, the Buhari administration bowed to public outcry as announced travel ban on 13 countries.
Meanwhile, a popular cleric, Prophet T.B. Joshua has made a revelation and prediction on the deadly coronavirus.
Source: Daily post
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