The Federal Government on Monday said secondary schools in the country are to reopen as from the 4th of August, 2020 for exit classes .
Schools across the country were closed down in March following the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.
A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong in Abuja, said the students will have two weeks to prepare for the 2020 external examinations.
Goong said: “Students will have two weeks within which to prepare for the West African Examinations (WAEC) due to start on the 17h of August, 2020.
“These were the unanimous decisions reached today at a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, Honourable Commissioners of Education of the 36 states, the
Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), the proprietors of private schools, and Chief Executives of examination bodies.
“It was agreed that the exit classes should resume immediately after the Sallah break, from the 4th of August, 2020 to enable them prepare for the WAEC examinations scheduled to commence from the I7 of August, 2020.
“The meeting also resolved that a passionate appeal be made to the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 and public spirited Nigerians for assistance to schools across the country to enable them fast track the preparations for safe reopening, as agreed.
“Another meeting is to be convened tomorrow between the Federal Ministry of Education and Chief Executives of examination bodies namely, NECO, NABTEB and NBAIS to harmonise their examination dates, which will be conveyed to stakeholders expeditiously by the Federal Ministry of Education”, the statement added.
