The minister of education, Adamu Adamu announced on Wednesday, July 8, that
Secondary schools under the control of the federal government will not be reopening for the forthcoming West African Examination Council(WAEC) examinations.
Legit.ng gathered via a thread of tweets on a
Top presidential aide Tolu Ogunlesi Twitter handle
The tweets read: "There’s an EDUCATION UPDATE: Minister of Education has just announced that schools under control of the Federal Govt will NOT be reopening for the forthcoming WAEC Exams. Says WAEC should suspend exams, and urges State Govts to toe FG line. “This is not the right time to reopen.”
"Minister of Education Adamu Adamu, just now at #FECBrief: I appeal to State Governments that have announced schools’ resumption to reconsider it. I think it’s not safe. Let’s protect our children.
"Says Federal Schools (Unity Schools) will not be reopening even for WAEC Exams."
It is not yet known if WAEC will suspend the exams as the minister advised or whether state governments will follow the advice of the federal government.
At the moment, the direct only applies to the secondary schools under the control of the federal government, that is, the unity schools.
Adamu also said there is no date for school resumption yet, adding that he would prefer Nigerian students to lose an academic year to expose them to dangers.
