Ministry of Education has ordered the reopening of secondary schools across the nation from August 4 for graduating classes.
A statement released on July 27, Director of Press, Ministry Of Education, Ben Bem Goong, said students will have two weeks to prepare for the West African Examination Council (WAEC) which will start on the August 17.
Goong explained that the decision was taken at the virtual consultative meeting of the Federal Ministry of Education, Commissioners of Education in the 36 states, the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Proprietors of Private schools, and Chief Executive of Examination bodies.
Federal government had initially suspended the reopening of schools due to the increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Read the statement from the Ministry of Education below;
ATTENTION:
EXIT CLASSES TO REOPEN AUGUST 4TH, 2020
Secondary schools in the country are to reopen as from the 4th of August, 2020 for exit classes only. pic.twitter.com/2n9IctVA0O
— Federal Ministry of Education (@NigEducation) July 27, 2020
