In a bid to ascertain the safety of reopening of schools in the country, Federal and State governments are set to meet to review the level of compliance with the conditions.
Checkout Magazine learnt that a 52-page health guideline issued by the Federal Ministry of Education is designed to determine the best method to ensure safety of resumption for pupils in exit classes to enable them write their external examinations despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
A decision on the return to school by exit class pupils may likely be taken at the end of today’s meeting.
The ministry’s virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education and special advisers on Education in the 36 states and the Education secretary of Federal Capital Territory will also pick a likely date for the safe reopening of schools.
The meeting will be attended by officials of the National Examinations Council (NECO), National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) and the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC).
Also expected are representatives of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), the umbrella body of private school owners and the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS).
But National President of NAPPS Chief Yomi Otubela said on Sunday that he was not aware of the meeting.
Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE) Sonny Echono said a decision on 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination organised by WAEC will be taken having received a feedback on the options available to Nigeria from the examination body.
He said the government had agreed on a date to hold the national common entrance examination into unity colleges.
The permanent secretary said the date for the common entrance examination will be announced at the end of today’s meeting.
