Geeky Nigeria
  • Home
  • News
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Lifestyle
  • Surprise Me
  • Story Time
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Lifestyle
  • Surprise Me
  • Story Time
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Geeky Nigeria
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Kogi Govt To Reopen Schools Sept. 14

by John Victor
September 1, 2020
in News
Kogi State

The Kogi Government announced that primary schools, secondary and tertiary institutions in the state would reopen on Sept. 14.

The State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Wemi Jones, made the announcement during a news conference in Lokoja.

According to Jones, the State Government took the decision after series of interaction with relevant stakeholders and assessment of both private and public schools in the state to ascertain their level of preparedness and safety for reopening of schools from COVID-19 break.

“You will recall that Gov. Yahaya Bello had directed the closure of all schools from primary to tertiary institutions in the state from March 23, because of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

“Subsequently, upon the directive of the Federal Ministry of Education, exit classes were opened for Primary 6, JSS3 and SS3 in Kogi on Aug. 10, to particularly allow the SS3 classes to prepare and write the WAEC examination.

“Therefore, upon further review, having held several meetings with relevant stakeholders, the governor has directed that all schools in Kogi should fully reopen on Sept. 14, 2020,” he said.

The commissioner stressed that the state government arrived at the decision after assessing the situation of schools especially for the exit classes that had resumed, saying ”we have not recorded any negative report as far as COVID-19 pandemic is concerned.

“Hence, the governor deemed it fit for every school to open for full academic activities,” he said.

He, however, advised all heads of schools to ensure full compliance with COVID-19 protocols which had been clearly set out by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.

He added that the ministry would review the state’s Academic Calendar accordingly to reflect the new development and that details would be worked out and released to relevant stakeholders in due course before resumption.

Jones enjoined all relevant educational stakeholders like ANCOPSS, ASSUS, SUBEB, NAPPS, NUT, STETSCOM, Heads of state’s tertiary institutions, and every other stakeholders to liaise with the ministry for further clarification.

He equally informed the general public, parents, guardians, school heads that the state government was very particular about the health and safety of learners in Kogi.

“So, the state government will ensure that our learners are kept in good condition as far as COVID-19 pandemic and indeed other diseases or health issues are concerned.

“We encourage everybody to play their roles by ensuring personal hygiene’’, reiterating that personal hygiene remained the personal responsibility of everybody.

“For the higher institutions, I have personally placed direct telephone calls to the heads of all state’s tertiary institutions and I had discussions with them to ascertain their level of preparedness. It appears that all of them are fully ready for schools’ reopening.

“We have equally asked them to get in touch with the ministry, should there be any further requirements in order for them to make their institutions safe for the benefit of students and staff,” the commissioner said. (NAN)

SendTweet76Share21
Previous Post

AEDC Commences Implementation Of New Tariff Plan

Next Post

Electricity: NLC Urges NERC To Be Proactive On Tariff Increase

John Victor

John Victor

A computer scientist, with over 8 years in the academic world. Practically, I have single-handedly built numerous plugins, softwares, apps, and websites. Best known for Wp Tic-Tac-Toe. A game integration plugin for WordPress-powered websites.

Related Posts

edit post
TCN
News

Power Outage: TCN Shuts Down National Grid Over Labour Strike

November 14, 2023
edit post
Harmattan: FEMA Cautions Residents Against Wildfire
News

Harmattan: FEMA Cautions Residents Against Wildfire

November 13, 2023
edit post
Alumni Association Lauds Principal For Winning Presidential Award For Best School
News

Alumni Association Lauds Principal For Winning Presidential Award For Best School

November 10, 2023
edit post
Power Outage: EKEDC Gives Updates On Agboju & Thompson Feeder
News

Power Outage: EKEDC Gives Updates On Agboju & Thompson Feeder

November 9, 2023
edit post
NDLEA Arrests 50-Year-Old Trafficker Who Excreted 86 Wraps Of Heroin
News

NDLEA Arrests 50-Year-Old Trafficker Who Excreted 86 Wraps Of Heroin

November 5, 2023
edit post
Kwara Govt Shuts Ilorin Market Over Non-compliance To Environmental Law
News

Kwara Govt Shuts Ilorin Market Over Non-compliance To Environmental Law

November 2, 2023

Recommended

edit post
Children Living With Disabilities

Bridging The Gap In Children Living With Disabilities

December 1, 2023
edit post
How Remote And Hybrid Work Models Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Office

How Remote And Hybrid Work Models Are Shaping Tomorrow’s Office

November 29, 2023
  • info@geeky.com.ng
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
We publish quality contents for the development of Nigeria.

© 2023 Geeky Nigeria ( Winner - Best Technology & Lifestyle Blog 2023 by MEA Markets )

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Lifestyle
  • Surprise Me
  • Story Time
  • Contact Us

© 2023 Geeky Nigeria ( Winner - Best Technology & Lifestyle Blog 2023 by MEA Markets )

error: Content is protected !!