FG SET TO REOPEN UNIVERSITIES, OTHER TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS.

The federal Government of Nigeria on Monday, 14th September, disclosed that a final decision has not be taken on the reopening of tertiary institutions in the country but the Covid-19 situation is being reviewed.

Minister of State Education, who spoke on Monday during presidential task force on  covid-19 briefing in Abuja, said the universities need clearance and procedures from the National Universities  Commission (NUC) Before reopening.

He added that after such clearance, the governing council of each institutions will then have to benchmark the guideline for implementation and put necessary structures and facilities  before school can reopen.

But at the tertiary level, that guidance will also be done in collaboration with National Universities Commission, so that it will give clearance that we are satisfied with your performance with regard to guideline.

For the state government who had been reopening primary and secondary  schools in their respective states, minister noted that their actions are in compliance with PTF position. 

He, However added that their COVID-19 procedures must be put in place and strictly adhere to as schools reopen across the country.

Nwajiuba stated this while reacting to a question about some state government that have already announce full reopening of primary and secondary school. 

He said,  "All primary school up to post primary school have the participation of sub-national and at the level, they need to check and meet all the requirements before they reopened.

You may have heard several states taking steps around reopening, they are still all in order. This is what is expected from what the PTF said last week and following the guideline, everbody will now begin the process of reopening. 

However, they must be guided because in every state we have quality assurance officers that are reporting to the Federal Ministry of Education and will not hesitate to shut down any place that is not in compliance with guideline.Federal government set to reopen schools.