Nigerian Secondary Schools to reopen August 4- FG

The Federal Government has announced the reopening of secondary schools with effect from August 4, this year, for pupils in exit classes to sit for their examinations.

The resolution was made at the end of a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, Commissioners of Education of the 36 states, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), the proprietors of private schools, and Chief Executives of Examination Bodies.

Intending students will have a maximum of two weeks to prepare for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination organised by the West Africa Examination Council and which would commence on August 17.