Nigerian Government Draws Up Plans To Reopen Schools

On Tuesday, the Federal Government tendered proposed guidelines for the reopening of schools in the country to the National Assembly.

Furthermore, Mr. Emeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of State for Education, presented the proposal during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education.

Also, Nwajiuba explained the ministry’s plans for students to resume to the lawmakers.

Schools in the country stopped opening since March as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

“In the document provided, we have suggested how we can move our education sector forward during this pandemic.

“We don’t want to make it known at this time so that some people will not take our proposed guidelines for school reopening.

“The documents given to you so that you can criticize and make inputs as major stakeholders,” Nwajiuba said.

Meanwhile, in another news trendzhauz.com reported that the Oyo State government has postponed the resumption of students in the state.

A statement by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, confirmed that the Commissioner for Education, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye,

and experts from the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) had gone around to schools to determine the compliance level with the COVID-19 prevention protocols.

It read:

“By the new arrangement, Teachers are to resume on Monday, June 29, 2020, while students in critical classes including Primary 6, JSS3, and SS3 will resume a week later on July 6, 2020.

“As of Monday, June 22, no fewer than 372 Heads of Schools have been trained by the EOC on the management of the COVID-19 containment procedures, while each of the schools is to appoint an Incident Manager, who will ensure compliance with the approved COVID-19 protocol.

“Each student is expected to wear face masks, while the schools are to prepare well laid out handwashing, spots to guarantee regular washing of hands by the students and teachers.

“The task force also resolved that by July 15, the state government would have reviewed the situation with the schools and come to a conclusion whether the remaining classes would be able to resume or whether the students would have to wait to resume the new session in September 2020.”