COVID-19:Kogi,Osun States Announce School Resumption Dates

By

      


Kogi State Government, under the leadership of Governor Yahaya Bello, has announced that schools in the State will fully resume September 14, 2020.This includes all primary and secondary schools,as well as tertiary institutions. This announcement came after the one made by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu,who ordered that all Tertiary Institutions in Lagos State should resume by 14th of September, 2020, and that primary and secondary schools should resume on 21st of the same month.

The information was released on Monday by the State Commissioner for Education, Honorable Wemi Jones, FCIB, during a press briefing in Lokoja.

When announcing this, Kogi State Government has indicated that all schools in the State should resume on September 14, 2020; and this includes primary and secondary ,as well as tertiary institutions.

Osun State,  and Kogi State are respectively second and third in the list of States having announced schools reopening.

It should be recalled that Lagos was the first State to signify their commitment to see full restoration of school activities disrupted by the COVID-29 outbreak.

It is expected that all other States will take more initiatives very soon in order to restore the education activities nationwide.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

COVID-19:FGN submits guidelines proposals to NASS for schools reopening

By
Image
                     The Federal Government of Nigeria -FGN - has presented the guidelines proposals for the reopening of schools across the nation to the National Assembly. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba made the presentation on Tuesday at a meeting with the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education. He announced to the lawmakers the ministry’s plans for students to resume across the country. The FGN had in March closed down schools across the Federation as part of measures to checkmate the spread of the novel coronas virus disease. At the presentation ,the minister stated, “In the document provided, we have suggested how we can move our education sector forward in this pandemic period." "We don’t want to make it known at this period so that some people will not take our proposed guidelines for school reopening."He added. "Even if the Senate has not called us, we would have come to you to di...
www.Wellnet Blog.blogspot.com

COVID-19:Sanwo-Olu Orders Reopen Of Schools September 14

By
Image
    Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has ordered all tertiary institutions under the state government to reopen on September 14. The institutions were shut indefinitely in March in a move to curtail the spread of COVID-19. At a briefing on Saturday, the governor asked them to reopen. He also fixed September 21 as the possible date for the reopening of primary and secondary schools. “I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institution will be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary institutions,” he stated “This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review of our ongoing modelling and what procedure comes out from the ministry of health.” Up till now,only SS3 students participating in the ongoing West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) were allowed in schools . Earlier in the month, the governor lifted a four-month ban on worsh...
www.Wellnet Blog.blogspot.com

11 Ways to keep your emotion under control

By
Image
                Emotions gets control over everyone sometimes, but there are a few things you can do to regain your  control over them. Here are some ways you can explore. The ability to feel and express  emotions  is more important than you might realize. As the felt response to a given situation, emotions play a vital role in your reactions. When you’re in tune with them, you can have access to important knowledge which allows : fair decision-taking  successful relationship daily interactions mindful self scare While emotions can have a positive impact in your daily life, they can  affect your emotional health and interpersonal relationships when they start getting out of control. Vicki Botnick , a therapist in Tarzana, California, indicates that  any  emotion — even elation, joy, or others you may typically view as positive — is able to intensify to a point where it becomes difficult to control. With some prac...
www.Wellnet Blog.blogspot.com

COVID-19:Churches Reopen In Ogun State In Excitement And Respect Of Protocols

By
Image
     Christians in Ogun state, Sunday came together in their various churches for services after over four months closure of worship centres resulting from the outbreak of COVID-19. Churches in Abeokuta, the state capital, largely adhered to safety guidelines for  reopening congregational services. Governor Dapo Abiodun had on Friday ordered the reopening of worship centres under the condition that the guidelines for safety measures should be fully observed. The governor also directed that, the number of worshippers for a service should not be above 200, while services must not last more than one and a half hour. Some of the churches visited in Abeokuta were: Victory Life Bible Church (VLBC), Ajebo Road; St John, Igbehin, St. Anne Catholic Church, Ibara, Celestial Church of Christ (CCC), Ibara. According to Blueprint   correspondent  some churches with larger congregation split between three and four services in order to accommodate congregants in respect o...
www.Wellnet Blog.blogspot.com

COVID-19:Reps Disagree with FGN's Position On Cancelation Of WASSCE

By
Image
Good news to teachers, students as House of Reps asks federal government to reconsider its latest decision on cance -llation of WASSCE It's been 4 months now since all schools in Nigeria have been shut down due to the widespread of COVID-19 in the country.  Many private school teachers as well as all the pupils/students in the whole country have been at home. The Private school teachers are hard hit and are suffering this the more,for they have been staying at home idle with little or no means forsurviving. Just recently Government announced to reopen school. Everybody was relieved by the latest update, but the happiness was cut-short after it was announced again that Federal government has reversed the decision to resume         Yesterday July 10, a member of committee on Basic Education and Services, Honourable Julius Ihonvbere issued warning to Federal Government to reconsider its decision on cancellation of WASSCE examinations 2020. He said it is not th...
www.Wellnet Blog.blogspot.com

COVID-19:Millions Of Students Return To School Across Europe,Other Parts Of The World

By
Image
     Millions of mask-wearing European children resumed  school on Tuesday with governments committed to get pupils back in class despite still-rising coronavirus infections which surged over four million across the continent for the first time. Schools reopened in Russia, Ukraine, Belgium and France, where teachers and children aged 11 and older were mandated to wear face coverings, echoing regulations put in place across the continent. Lockdowns imposed from March forced many children to miss months of education, as well as time with their friends. “I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time!” 12-year-old Chahda told AFP excitedly as she got with her friend at school in the southern French city of Marseille. However, the largest school district in the United States — New York City — indicated a delay to in-person classes at public institutions until September 21, after stiking a deal with a prominent teachers’ union that had threatened a strike over unaddres...
www.Wellnet Blog.blogspot.com

How To Treat COVID-19 at Home

By
Image
              The most  common symptoms  of COVID-19 include a  fever ,  coughing , and  breathing problems . Unless you have  severe symptoms , you are most likely able to treat them at home, the way you would for a cold or    flu . Most people recover from COVID-19 without the assistance of any medical practitioner. C You can call your doctor to ask about whether you should stay home or get medical care in person. Scientists are trying to make new medicines and test some existing drugs to determine whether they can treat COVID-19. In the meantime, there are numerous practices that can relieve symptoms, both at home and at the hospital. Treatment At Home If your symptoms are mild enough that you can  recover at home , you have to: Rest. It may make you feel better and speed your recovery. Stay indoors. Don't go to work, school, or public places. Drink fluids. You lose more  water  when you're il...
www.Wellnet Blog.blogspot.com