The Kaduna State government has approved Monday, January 25, 2021 as resumption date for all the tertiary institutions in the state.
Mrs. Phoebe Yayi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education made this known on Sunday, January 24, 2021 in a statement she issued in Kaduna.
It will recalled that education stakeholders in Kaduna State had proposed Jan. 21 or Jan. 25 for schools’ resumption, subject to the approval of the state government.
However, the Ministry of Health, on January 21, recommended the suspension of resumption of schools until readiness assessment for COVID-19 was conducted.
Yaya noted that the new approval came after assessing all tertiary institutions in the state to ensure their level of preparedness and plans for reopening.
She revealed that the COVID-19 assessment team confirmed a full compliance with the state’s COVID-19 preventive protocols and for safe learning environment against the pandemic.
Nevertheles, Yaya went on to appeal to managements of all the tertiary institutions in Kaduna State to ensure strict adherence to all the guidelines and protocols put in place by the state government.
She cautioned that any act of disobedience or non-compliance to the Covid-19 rules by any institution will result to the closure without notice.
“Resumption by all tertiary institutions will be in phases, as provided by the institutions and according to their academic levels and subject to their compliance with the guidelines in place.
“Unscheduled monitoring visits to schools across the state will be conducted by the task force team to ensure continuous compliance with the COVID-19 guidelines,” she said.
Yaya added that assessment, based on COVID-19 guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health for public and private primary and secondary schools, was ongoing.
She stated that a decision would be announced immediately the assessment was concluded and recommendations approved.
