The Nigerian Federal government has announced 4th of August as the Resumption of school for secondary schools students Ahead of Their impending Final Exam.
This was made known in a statement issued by The Director of press and public relations, for the ministry of education, Mr Ben Bem Goong.
“In conformity by the statement, this decision was taken after an engagement was put in place by some of the stakeholders of the education sector.
Director of Press, Ministry Of Education, Ben Bem Goong, says students in exit classes are to resume immediately after the Salah breaks so they can take their WAEC examinations scheduled to begin August 17.
Goong said this 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, Proprietors of Private schools, and Chief Executive of Examination bodies.
The Federal government had initially suspended the reopening of schools due to the increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases.
The SS3 and JSS3 students are expected to resume, so that they can participate in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) exercise slated to begin on August 17, 2020.
See Official Statement:
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