Education Minister dismisses claim of online lectures for tertiary institutions, says it’s for basic and primary schools 

The Federal Ministry of Education has said that the government is about to commence the basic primary school classes on the national media; the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, to enable pupils to learn during the COVID-19 pandemic break.

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, stated this on Tuesday during the daily Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja, while stating the efforts the government were making over millions of Nigerian schoolchildren who were at home.

Adamu said the government planned to sustain the audio-visual classes on NTA and FRCN, even after the coronavirus pandemic break.

The minister said, ““Some tertiary institutions have already been giving their lessons online. The ministry is working with the NTA and FRCN to start giving lectures, not just because of COVID-19, but I hope this will become a permanent feature of our educational system. So lessons will be given online. They are for basic and primary schools.”