LIST: States that have announced new resumption dates for primary, secondary schools

Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 7:53 PM by Nurudeen Lawal

Though the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria has shown no sign of subsiding as the number of confirmed infections on the rise, abandoning education is also a dangerous step no government wants to take.

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This is why some states like Lagos which is the epicentre of COVID-19 approved reopening of schools in January.

Also, some states that earlier delayed school resumption are now announcing readiness to return pupils back to school in February.

Kaduna and 3 other states that have announced February resumption for primary, secondary schools — Kaduna, Edo, two other states announce February resumption for primary, secondary schools. Photo credits: @PLSGov, @MrUdomEmmanuel, @elrufai, @GovernorObaseki
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Legit.ng in this piece lists three states where schools will also be reopened in February.

1. Kaduna state

The Kaduna government has declared Monday, February 1 as resumption date for private and public secondary students in the state.

There are, however, some exceptions. Only Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1), JSS 3 and Senior Secondary School 3 (SS 3) were to resume.

2. Plateau state

Public primary school pupils can now resume in Plateau state, according to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

The board declared Monday, February 1, as the resumption date for academic activities in all public primary schools.

3. Edo state

Governor Godwin Obaseki has also announced that all public primary schools in Edo state will resume full activities on Monday, February 1.

4. Akwa Ibom state

The Akwa Ibom state governor, Udom Emmanuel, has also approved the resumption of public and private primary and secondary schools in the state on Monday, February 1.

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Meanwhile, the federal government has assured Nigerians that the COVID-19 vaccines will arrive the country before the end of the first quarter of the year 2021.