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One hundred and eighty one students and staff of a private boarding school in Lekki, Lagos have tested positive for coronavirus. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said the cases were discovered during surveillance and case investigation in the school. There are 441 students Read More …
The Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has warned states planning to fully reopen schools to be guided by the experiences of countries like the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France. The PTF, however, said it was not against the preparations by some states Read More …
Most schools lack hand-washing points, running water, PPE, others Lagos, Ogun, other SSS3 students resume Tues, Gombe, Enugu undecided Dayo Ojerinde, John Charles, Adeniyi Olugbemi,Wale Oyewale, Daud Olatunji Ada Wodu, Raphael Ede, Abiodun Nejo and Grace Edema States were on Sunday divided over the Federal Government’s Read More …
The Federal Government has given school owners till July, 29 to meet specific guidelines for safe reopening of schools. It said schools are expected to undertake self-assessment and send feedback to State Ministries of Education, not later than 29th July, 2020. The government said an Read More …
The Federal Government has rolled out conditions schools and learning institutions in the country must meet before reopening. The conditions are contained in a 36-page document submitted to the Senate by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu for their Information. The document obtained by Read More …
Oladayo Jonathan Despite a warning by the federal government not to reopen schools in the state, the Oyo government, on Tuesday said it will be going ahead with its plans, with ‘modification’. Its COVID-19 Task Force said it has modified the resumption date for primary Read More …
Ada Wodu The Nigerian Medical Association, Cross River State branch, has described as alarming the decision of the state government to begin a trial resumption of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic, fearing pupils could contract the virus. The association issued the warning on Saturday in Read More …
The National Coordinator of PTF Dr Aliyu has spoken on why churches could reopen and schools cannot to same now. Speaking at the House of Representatives, Aliyu said the task force was sure that if the religious groups followed the PTF guidelines, the risk of Read More …
Kayode Oyero The Federal Government says it is thinking of sectionalising classes for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in the country ahead of school reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Wednesday during a briefing by Read More …