Nigeria aims to have around 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist group Boko Haram freed by Tuesday, says a government source.
Authorities earlier said they had agreed a ceasefire with the militant group to make the release possible.
"I can confirm that FG (the federal government) is working hard to meet its own part of the agreement so that the release of the abductees can by effected either on Monday or latest Tuesday next week," the senior government source told Reuters.
Boko Haram kidnapped more than 200 girls at gunpoint from a school in Chibok, northeastern Nigeria, on April 14.
Some of the girls managed to escape from the group in the aftermath of their kidnap or during fighting among militants, but the vast majority are still missing.
The group has demanded the release of detained extremists in exchange for the girls.
Sky's Special Correspondent Alex Crawford said Boko Haram had "assured Nigerian authorities that the Chibok schoolgirls are well and safe".
The country's leader, Goodluck Jonathan, has faced strong criticism over a deteriorating security situation in Nigeria, with areas in the northeast Borno state inaccessible due to the threat from Boko Haram.
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