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  The management of Lagos State University (LASU) has disclosed that students of the university will resume in batches. This was made known by the Vice Chancellor of the university. The Vice chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN made this known while addressing questions during a radio programme on  Eko 89.7 fm , explained that students in 400, 500 and 600 levels would resume before others. This is coming after the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had on Saturday announced that tertiary institutions will be allowed to open from September 14th, 2020, while primary and secondary schools may be reopened on September 21. The VC who also stated that that lectures would hold between 9 am and 3 pm on the university campus however, did not give a specific resumption date. Fagbohun mentioned that students in 200 and 300 levels would resume two months before the commencement of their examinations. He said, “A gradual phasing has been done for our students’ resumption. Students in 4

  Osun State Government has disclosed that the date for reopening of schools in the state in September 21st, 2020. This was contained in a statement by the commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode, at the end of this week’s State Executive Council meeting. She however added that the school resumption will be in phases. She also stated that stakeholders were expected to continue to put protocols in place towards the reopening of schools according to the guidelines set by the Federal Ministry of Education. The statement read in part: “Having conducted an assessment of schools within the State to ascertain the level of preparations for reopening, the government has scheduled schools to resume from the COVID-19 break on September 21st for an abridged third term of the 2019/2020 academic session, which is expected to end on October 30, 2020. “To make up for lost grounds caused by t he COVID-19 induced lockdown, a new academic session (2020/2021 session) is sche

  The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that attempts to reopen tertiary institution without concrete efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 is suicidal. According to ASUU, the federal government should be ready for any possible negative consequences following its plan to reopen tertiary institutions. This warning was made by the Lagos Zone of ASUU  through the zonal coordinator, Prof. Olusiji Sowande while addressing journalists at a press conference held at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. According to him, the government made arrangements for special bailout funds for airline operators and other private entities but did not extend the same arrangement to public universities. He noted that accommodations are inadequate, no facility on the ground to carry out physical distancing in large and crowded classes. He equally stated that water and electricity supply were not reliable in the universities. Sowande said “The response of the public uni

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed that the tertiary institutions in the state be reopened effective from September 14th, 2020. He made this known during a briefing at the State House, Marina on Saturday. Sanwo-Olu also stated that after the ongoing WASSCE, primary and secondary schools in the state would also be permitted to reopen from September 21, 2020, for the resumption of academic activities The Governor, however, stated that this position is not cast in stone which means it is subject to change based on the ongoing monitoring and procedures from the Ministry of Health As regards our primary and secondary schools, we are working towards reopening them around the 21st of September 2020. This position is not cast in stone and subject to a review of our ongoing monitoring and procedures from the Ministry of Health. “Remember that we said that the virus will peak and we will flatten the curve in the month of August. From what we have seen, it appears we have flat