The date for the reopening is to be announced in due course. The minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this in Abuja on Friday.
The federal government has given school proprietors across the country up to July 29 to meet specific guidelines set towards the reopening of schools.The minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this in Abuja on Friday.
The minister said the announcement is coming just as Nigeria settles with four countries on a new date for the suspended West African Secondary School Certificate Examinations .PREMIUM TIMES reported how the federal government released guidelines ahead of the resumption of schools at every level in the country.were for the safe reopening of schools and learning facilities after the COVID-19 pandemic and these outlined actions, measures, and requirements needed for resumption.
The 52-page document containing the guidelines called for a two-meter rule separating each pupil. It stated that where the two-meter rule cannot be reasonably applied, other risk mitigation strategies may be adopted.On Friday, Mr Nwajuiba asked school owners to prepare and comply with the guidelines, adding that “schools are to undertake self-assessment and send feedback to state ministries of education, not later than July 29, 2020.
He said consultations with relevant ‘stakeholders’ would be held to review the situation and decide on a specific date for reopening or otherwise. “Having taken the painful but necessary decision not to reopen schools without necessary preparations to ensure the safety of students and teachers, the federal ministry of education has continued consultations with stakeholders, and a mechanism to assess and monitor compliance shall be put in place,” he said.
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