FG Releases Measures For Reopening of Schools, Varsities
The Federal Government of Nigeria, in light of speculations and agitations on the resumption of the Education sector of the country, has given conditions necessary for the reopening of schools and tertiary institutions in Nigeria.
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba revealed the measures while speaking at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.
Nwajiuba said, “All institutions must have :
1. Hand washing facilities
2. Body temperature checks
3. Body disinfectants at all entering points to their major facilities including the gates, hostels, classes offices etc.
4. The whole premises of each institution must be decontaminated
5. All efforts must be geared towards maintenance of the highest level of hygiene
6. Ensure social and physical distancing in class sizes and meeting spaces “.
He commended institutions that responded promptly with different innovations, “including the manufacturing of some of the facilities that are required to attend to the COVID-19 pandemic “.
“While we look forward to easing the lockdown which will ultimately lead to reopening of our campuses, I urge all the Heads of institutions not to wait till the announcement on reopening before putting in place all neccesary measures in compliance with the protocols and advisories of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control “, he reiterated.
