By our reporter| The federal government on Monday said that all the 104 Unity Colleges across the country are ready to open their gates to students for exit classes.
The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who made the disclosure via a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the ministry, Ben Goong, announced the preparedness of the unity colleges at a meeting with Commissioners of Education of the 36 states of the Federation via the Zoom platform.
The minister commended the principals of the schools for the comprehensive preparation put in place for the reopening of the schools.
According to the statement, the commissioners across states reported varying degrees of preparation and readiness for reopening of schools between August 4 and 10 for virtually all schools within their jurisdictions.
The statement ead, “From today (Monday), the Honourable Minister of State for Education, Permanent Secretary, and Directors will embark on an assessment tour of all Unity Colleges to ascertain and confirm the reports they have received from the Principals of Unity Colleges.”
“Federal Education Quality Assurance Directors deployed to the States have been directed to monitor compliance in their respective states.
“Honourable Commissioners from the States were enjoined to embark on assessment tours in their jurisdictions to ascertain the level of preparations for reopening.”
While most schools would reopen on Tuesday, Nwajiuba noted that others would continue to fine-tune their preparations in the coming days for reopening.
He asked all school authorities to communicate their specific reopening dates to their parents and students in order to avoid chaos in the system.
The minister also advised that all returning students should undergo temperature checks among other protocols before being admitted into their schools.
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