Schools will reopen in Nigeria's commercial hub of Lagos next month as part of plans to revive the economy as COVID-19 cases decline, the state governor said on Saturday.
Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, plans to reopen colleges on Sept. 14, and primary and secondary school schools on Sept. 21, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said.
“The gradual easing doesn’t mean the pandemic is over,” he said in a tweet. “It is not an invitation to carelessness or nonchalance.”
The Lagos governor said restaurants, social clubs and recreational centers would also be allowed to reopen as long as they followed safety rules.
Nigeria has reported 53,727 infections in total – including 18,104 in Lagos – and 1,011 deaths.
The West African nation has been opening up gradually.
It aims to resume international flights in September after domestic flights restarted last month and a ban on interstate travel was lifted.
Secondary schools reopened across Nigeria this month for pupils due to take graduation exams.
Due to the decrease in COVID-19 cases, schools in Lagos will be reopened for the sake of students' study and economic revitalization. But this does not mean that we can relax our vigilance. In some countries, the number of infections has exceeded 6 million. This is something we should pay attention to. If the situation improves, we can open public business places one after another, but if new cases are discovered, we must continue to maintain strict closure measures and not take it lightly.

Good one from the Lagos State Government

Is it reducing or they are tired of exaggerating the figures since free monies are no longer coming from donors.

Okay