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NUC gives Vice Chancellor's one week to endorse a template for Higher Institution preparednes to Resume
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Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities will please recall that, as part of the measures to contain and
prevent the spread ot the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry
of Education, ordered the immediate closure of all Schools, including Universities on 23 March, 2020.

All Schools have since remained closed, until the recent decision to allow only Exiting Classes to resume to
enable final year students to participate in the 2020 West Afriean Senior School Certifñicate Examination
including other examinations, to be conducted by NECo, NABTEB and NBAIS.

As Vice-Chancellors are already aware, following the gradual easing of the restrictions as part of the
Management of Covid19, there have been several stakeholder consultations as well as meetings with the Honourable minister of Education with the attendant clamour by concemed citizens for the reopening of Higher Education Institution (HEIs) and Resumption of Activities. In the midst of these, the Federal Ministry of Education had since developed and circulated Guidelines for Schools and Learning
Facilities to provide the required support for the Safe Re-Opening of Schools and resumption ot academic activities.

Cognisant however, of the peculiar circumstances and the distinct nature of the University sub-Sector, the
National iversities Commission has developed the attached template to generate data/information on the preparednes of Universitices for possible reopening and resumption of academic activities amid the
COVID19 Pandemic.

The termplate also provides for data on physical facilities such as infrastructure for
Digital Delivery, Lecture Theatres, Halls and Classrooms, Laboratories/Workshops/Studios: and students accomodation.

The Unversity is also required to indicate the measures/strategies that have been put in
Place preparatory to a safe and hitch-free reopening of institutions, in readiness for the commencement of
full academic activities. Such infomation when generated across the entire sub-sector, will provide the
Commission with a full picture of the challenges as well as guide policy options by Government.

I am to add that all duly completed templates are to be endorsed by the Vice-Chancellor and submitted
to the Executive Secretary's Office within one week,
Please accept the renewed assurarnces of the Executive Secretary's highest regards.

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