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TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS DECLARE RESUMPTION DATE IN LAGOS
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Tertiary Institutions In Lagos To Reopen By Sept 14, Others By Sept 21
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The Lagos State government has fixed September 14 2020 for the reopening of tertiary institutions in the state.
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the state governor made the announcement on Saturday during his regular briefing on the state’s COVID-19 status.
Sanwo-Olu added that primary and secondary schools in the state will be allowed to re-open as from September 21
“I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institution will be allowed to resume from September 14,†the governor declared.
“This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review of our ongoing modelling and what procedure comes out from the Ministry of Health,†Sanwo-Olu added.
Meanwhile, it will be recalled as earlier reported by iNews that the federal government has also expressed optimism that tertiary institutions across the country will soon reopen.
Emeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of Education, dropped the hint on Monday when he gave updates on the plan to reopen tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The Minister explained that the government is meeting all stakeholders involved in the reopening in order to ensure that all mandatory guidelines are put in place before the students are allowed to return to school.
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Buhari Order School Opening
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Buhari Orders Colleges To Reopen Totally National
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President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments and school administrators to start making plans for the full reopening of schools nationwide.
This was made known on Thursday by the National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.
iNews reports that schools had been shut down since March to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Speaking, Aliyu stated that the task force recommends the phased return of students.
Aliyu said, “For educational institutions which include daycare, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Educational institutions should begin the process of working towards potentially reopening within this phase.
“However, we strongly recommend that states conduct risk assessment to ensure all schools are at a level of compliance and create a monitoring mechanism to assess, create, and monitor this level of preparedness.
“Meanwhile, all daycares and educational institutions are to remain closed to in-classes until this level of risk is assessed. And if there will be opening of schools, it must be staged and preferably carried out in phases to ensure that this does not pose a risk to the general public and in particular to vulnerable groups that might end up getting infected by students going back home.â€
Buhari has also ordered that orientation camps of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should reopen nationwide.
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