Following the spike in the cases of Coronavirus across the country, the federal government has announced that all schools across levels remain closed.

The government made this known through a circular dated Friday, may 8 channelled to heads of commissions and regulatory bodies in the education sector.

Ministry of Education through the memo, warned the authorities across education levels to demissed the trending fake news that there has been an order for the reopening of the schools, Vanguard reports.

" All chief executive and officer stakeholders are to ignore fake news on the subject matter in the social media as the situation is under constant review and any decision on the resumption shall be conveyed through the appropriate channel".

Notes that the circular was sent to the executive secretaries, National Universities commission (NUC), National Board For Technical Education (NBTE), National Commission For Colleges Of Education (NCCE) and the director, Basic and Secondary Education (BSE)