Lagos State Governor , Babajide Sanwo -Olu , says primary and secondary schools in the state will be allowed to reopen effective September 21 , 2020 .
Schools in the country had been shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease .
However, the Federal Government announced the resumption of graduating pupils effective August 4 , 2020 , to write this year ’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination from August 17 , 2020 , through September 12 , 2020 .
Speaking during a briefing on Saturday at the State House , Marina, Sanwo -Olu revealed that primary and secondary schools would be permitted to reopen from September 21 while tertiary institutions would reopen a week earlier.
“ I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institutions will be allowed to reopen from September 14 , 2020 , all our tertiary institutions .
“ However, as regards our primary and secondary schools , we are working towards reopening them around the 21 st of September 2020 . This position is not cast in stone and subject to a review of our ongoing monitoring and procedures from the Ministry of Health
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