The federal government on Monday directed secondary schools in the country to reopen on August 4, 2020 for students in the final class to write their examination.
The resolution was taken at the end of a virtual consultative meeting attended the federal ministry of education, commissioners for education in the 36 states, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), the proprietors of private schools, and chief executives of examination bodies.
Spokesman for the federal ministry of education, Mr. Ben Goong said in a statement on Monday that students will have two weeks to prepare for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) organised by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) which will commence on 17th of August, 2020.
The statement reads: “Secondary schools in the country are to reopen as from the 4th of August, 2020 for exit classes only.
“Students will have two weeks within which to prepare for the WASSCE due to start on the 17th of August, 2020.
“These were the unanimous decisions reached today at a virtual consultative meeting between the federal ministry of education, honourable commissioners of education of the 36 states, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), the proprietors of private schools, and chief executives of examination bodies.
“It was agreed that the exit classes should resume immediately after the Sallah break, from the 4th of August, 2020 to enable them prepare for the WAEC examinations scheduled to commence from the 17th of August, 2020.
“The meeting also resolved that a passionate appeal be made to the federal government through the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and public spirited Nigerians for assistance to schools across the country to enable them fast track the preparations for safe reopening, as agreed.
“Another meeting is to be convened tomorrow between the federal ministry of education and chief executives of examination bodies namely, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS to harmonise their examination dates, which will be conveyed to stakeholders expeditiously by the federal ministry of education.”
