Schools Resumption: Lagos Announces New Dates

The Lagos State government has announced new dates for schools resumption, in view of consistent drops in Covid-19 cases in the state.

Only SS3 students are currently in session writing their West African Examinations WAEC while secondary schools are partially resumed.However, tertiary and primary schools are on lockdown owing to Covid-19 precautions from government.

The state government on Saturday announced that full schools resumption will start on September 14 for tertiary institutions while Primary and secondary schools may tentatively be reopened by 21st of September.

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This was announced in an official tweet of the state government

“Breaking news: All tertiary institutions in Lagos to reopen on September 14th. Primary and secondary schools may tentatively be reopened by 21st of Sept.
Bars, lounges, Spas, night clubs remain closed for now. ”

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“Governor @jidesanwoolu says ALL Civil Servants in the State Unified Public Service should continue with the prevailing guidelines as issued by the Head Of Service.”

Lagos has witnessed sharp drop in fresh cases of Coronavirus in the country, currently recording the lowest cases of the last three months and shedding the toga of the epicentre and hotbed of Covid-19 in Nigeria.