Adamu Adamu, Nigeria’s minister of Education says it’s not safe for schools to resume in August.
FG says it would prefer the students lose an academic year than to expose them to coronavirus.
Edozie Udeojo,Abuja
The federal government has shelved its earlier decision to reopen schools to enable Nigerian students participate in scheduled external examinations. The Federal Government said the schools will remain closed until it’s safe to reopen them.
Schools across the country were closed in March to curb the spread of COVID-19. The federal government had earlier announced the reopening date of July 13 for graduating students in Primary Six, JSS 3 and SSS 3.
FG also said it would prefer the students lose an academic year than to expose them to coronavirus.
The FG also stopped students of the schools from participating in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) earlier scheduled for August 4 to September 5.
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu announced this on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at the end of a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Adamu also urged state governments that are preparing to reopen schools in August to rescind the decision.
He said, “I appeal to state governments that have announced schools’ resumption to reconsider it. I think it’s not safe. Let’s protect our children.”
Adamu maintained that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) could not determine resumption date for Nigerian students, adding that the Federal Government would prefer that the students lose an academic year than to expose them to heath dangers of the pandemic.
Announcing the suspension after Wednesday’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said Nigerian schools would not be reopened until the COVID-19 pandemic drastically subsides.
Consequently, he said Nigerian students would not participate in Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) scheduled to commence on August 4.
The federal government had on July 6 announced announced that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination would hold from August 4 to September 5. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, had made the announcement at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 daily briefing in Abuja.
Nwajiuba had said that as soon the WAEC examination was concluded the NABTEB and NECO examinations would also follow, and advised states that were willing to have the examinations to make their schools available for revision classes.
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(Updated) FG Suspends Reopening of Schools
Says Nigerian students will not participate in SSCE exam slated to commence August 4
Insists WAEC can’t determine resumption date for Nigerian schools
By Omololu Ogunmade
The federal government has suspended its earlier plan to reopen schools to enable Nigerian students participate in scheduled external examinations.
Schools across the country were closed in March to curb the spread of COVID-19. The federal government had earlier announced the reopening date of July 13 for graduating students in Primary Six, JSS 3 and SSS 3.
Announcing the suspension after Wednesday’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in the State House, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said Nigerian schools would not be reopened until the COVID-19 pandemic drastically subsides.
Consequently, he said Nigerian students would not participate in Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (SSCE) scheduled to commence on August 4.
Adamu said the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) had no right to determine resumption date for schools in Nigeria.
He also said Nigerian students would rather be made to lose an academic year than to be exposed to danger.
The federal government had on July 6 announced announced that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination would hold from August 4 to September 5. The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, had made the announcement at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 daily briefing in Abuja.
Nwajiuba had said that as soon the WAEC examination was concluded the NABTEB and NECO examinations would also follow, and advised states that were willing to have the examinations to make their schools available for revision classes.