The Federal Government says state governments and school administrators should start making preparations for the full reopening of schools in the country .
However , the FG announced the resumption of graduating pupils effective August 4 , 2020, to write this year ’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination from August 17 , 2020, through September 12 , 2020.
Some state governments such as Lagos and Kogi had subsequently announced the full reopening of schools effective mid -September .
Speaking on Thursday , the National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID - 19 , Dr Sani Aliyu , during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport , Abuja , said the task force recommends phased return of students to classrooms .
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 .”
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