FG lists conditions to reopening of schools, varsities

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

The government said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against COVID-19.

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

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

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

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According to Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba: “While we Iook forward to easing the Iockdown 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).

The minister said, “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, hosteis, classes, offices, etc. (4) The whole premises of each institution must be decontaminated and (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.

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba appealed to parents to bear the continued closure of schools with the government with is aimed at the interest of all.

On his part , the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede said:” Out of 1,159,977 candidates who sat for UTME in 2019, about 612,557 were admitted while about 510,957 admission spaces were not utilized.