Pascal Arogorn Ibe
—Lagos primary, secondary schools reopen Sept 21
Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo- Olu, has ordered the reopening of tertiary institutions effective September 14.
I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institutions will be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary institutions , ” the governor announced during a briefing on Saturday at the State House , Marina .
Schools in the country had been shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease .
Speaking on Saturday, Sanwo -Olu noted that after the WASSCE, primary and secondary schools in the state would also be permitted to reopen from September 21, 2020 for the resumption of academic activities.
“ As regards our primary and secondary schools , we are working towards reopening them around the 21st of September 2020. This position is not cast in stone and subject to a review of our ongoing monitoring and procedures from the Ministry of Health .
“ Remember that we said that the virus will peak and we will flatten the curve in the month of August. From what we have seen , it appears we have flattened the curve . In the last two weeks, we have continued to see a drop in the positivity that we have encountered in the state, ” the governor explained.
Meanwhile Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo- Olu also says primary and secondary schools in the state will be allowed to reopen effective September 21, 2020.
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