Barring last minutes change, schools in the country would officially reopen in phases beginning July 13, 2020 with university final-year students, SS3 students and primary school pupils.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha who announced this during a daily COVID-19 briefing in Abuja, explained that the gesture is to enable final year, SSCE, and Primary Six students take their exams.
“This decision is due is a welcome development as these people that fall under this category will be able to take their exams so as to take a step ahead. It’s barely two days since the second phase of the lockdown ended.” Mustapha said.
According to him, “The Task Force Committee said it was working in a systematic and fact-based way to ensure all its decision making was informed by the best public health data and global best practices that ensure safe re-opening.”
He said consultations to various stakeholders have already started with consultations on memorandum of understanding dispatched to various learning institutions and other sectors for their views on the safe re opening their various contents.
The SGF added that schools will be re-opened for all students later when the Federal Government is convinced they the lives of the students will be safe while in school.
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