Lagos State govern­ment yesterday said it will comply with the directive of the Federal Government on the September 22, 2014 re­sumption date for all public and private schools in the country following a nation­al consultation on efforts to contain the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Nigeria.
In a release signed by the Special Adviser to the Gover­nor on Information and Strat­egy, Mr Lateef Raji, the state government said that schools have to comply with the di­rective since there is currently no known carrier of EVD in the state.
“Although this resumption date is advisory, as education is a concurrent matter to be regulated by the respective federal and state authorities, Lagos State government con­siders it eminently justifiable, in view of the fact that there is currently no known carrier of EVD in our state at the mo­ment. Furthermore, the last individual suspected to have been exposed to the virus will be discharged from observa­tion on September 18, 2014, if he tests negative to the vi­rus.
All public and private edu­cational institutions in the state are, therefore, directed to schedule their resumption accordingly”, the statement added.
Meanwhile, Kano State government has rejected the position of the state chapter of the Association of Pro­prietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), demanding Ebola-free medical certificates from returning students and pupils in the state.
The state Commission­er for Information, Alhaji Abubakar Nuhu Danburam said the state government has no hand in the decision even as he urged the association to rescind the decision immedi­ately.

Lagos directs schools to resume Sept 22 as Kano kicks