FG Set To Reopen Schools, Varsities With Six Conditions

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Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school.

It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus.

It also asked all heads of schools to start putting measures in place to meet the terms.

Among other conditions, the government is demanding decontamination of all schools and new class sizes which will accommodate social and physical distancing.

The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba announced the conditions in Abuja at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB).

Nwajiuba said: “While we Iook forward to easing the Lockdown which will ultimately lead to re-opening of our campuses, I urge all the Heads of Institutions not to wait till the announcement on reopening before putting in place all necessary measures in compliance with the protocols and advisories of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

“All Institutions must have:

(1) Hand-washing facilities

(2) Body temperature checks

(3) Body disinfectants at all entering points to their major facilities including the gates, hostels, classes, offices, etc.

(4) The whole premises of each institution must be decontaminated

(5) All efforts must be geared toward maintenance of the highest level of hygiene

(6) Ensure Social] Physical Distancing in class sizes and meeting spaces.