Lagos State authorities on Thursday revealed plans on how colleges within the state shall be reopened amid the coronavirus pandemic. Faculties within the state have been closed since April as a part of measures to restrict the unfold of the virus.

Tokunbo Wahab, Particular Adviser on Training to Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in an interview on Channels Tv’s breakfast programme, Dawn Every day mentioned the reopening shall be in phases.

“Not all of the pupils within the state shall be allowed to renew on the similar time. Resumption shall be phased to the extent that on the twenty first we won’t open our main colleges but.”

Wahab mentioned the phased resumption is important to flatten the curve and regularly combine the pupils again to the traditional college course of.



“From subsequent week, we are going to begin a phased reopening of our tertiary establishments. On the 14th we introduced that tertiary establishments will reopen for the primary time after six months of closure. Throughout the six months the scholars have been receiving lecturers on-line.

“We’re going to begin with ultimate 12 months college students throughout our tertiary establishments. Then after their exams, these of their penultimate 12 months can resume,” Wahab mentioned.

The ultimate 12 months college students of tertiary establishments would be the first set of pupils to renew within the state as a result of based on the governor’s particular adviser, “they’re older and more experienced.”

Secondary college college students may even have a phased resumption from September 21. Senior Secondary college three (SS3) college students are going to complete their exams upon resumption.

Dad and mom have been knowledgeable and are suggested to cooperate with the state authorities.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had earlier introduced the reopening of faculties

“I’m happy to announce that our tertiary establishments shall be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary establishments,” the governor had mentioned, including that secondary and first colleges would resume per week after.

The faculties shall be reopened based mostly on the rules of the Nigeria Centre for Illness Management (NCDC).
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