… Says WAEC can’t determine resumption of Nigerian schools
THE Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that Nigerian schools cannot reopen any time soon until it is safe to do so.
Adamu noted that students in the various final exam classes, including those preparing for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, would not resume, contrary to announcements by some states, including Lagos.
The Minister, who addressed State House correspondents, on Wednesday, after the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council, in Abuja, pointed out that the West African Examinations Council could not determine the resumption date of schools in Nigeria.
He said it was preferable for Nigerian students to lose an academic year than to be exposed to the danger of being infected by the dreaded Coronavirus.
“It is not safe to open schools now,” he said, while appealling to states that had already announced resumption dates for schools to reconsider their position in order not to jeopardise the lives of students.
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