Fatima Adamu, the mother of Nigeria’s minister of education, Adamu Adamu, has passed away.
The federal education ministry in a statement issued its spokesman, Ben Gooong, said the minister, Mr Adamu, confirmed that his mother died in the early hours of Friday morning.
According to Gooong, the burial is now taking place at Azare in Bauchi State, in accordance with Muslim rights.
“Other details will come your way in the course of proceedings,” Mr Gooong said.