The federal government has approved the full reopening of schools across the country for the commencement of the new academic session.
The national coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, gave the directive at the PTF briefing on Thursday, September 3.
Aliyu, who directed them to conduct risk assessment, said the reopening would be done in phases.
“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,” he said.
“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.
The federal government had ordered a nationwide closure of schools in March to curb the spread of COVID-19.
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