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Federal government has ordered school owners to submit their protocols before July 29 as plans are being made to reopen schools.

The minister of education is making consultation with other WAEC countries to see if they can reach agreement and tell WAEC to shift exam date to enable Nigeria students partake.

Federal government is planning to reopen school before month end. Children writing exams may go first and others follow on a later date.

Start organizing and cleaning school environment. All schools must be properly arranged and decontaminated before 29th of July ---FG.

National association of Nigeria students (NANS) kick against school closure. According to them, markets are opened, churches and mosques are opened and interstate lockdown is over, so why must school be shutdown as a way of stopping the spread of Corona Virus. In my previous article, I condemned NANS for keeping quiet when schools are closed but with what they are doing now, am happy. It shows they have the interest of students at heart. I'm in support of this protest to reopen schools. Let's also use this medium to discourage the federal government not to pay Lecturers, these lecturers don't want schools to open because they enjoy free salary. It's a shame that the people we call elders are not interested in our future. If they do, they won't support continuous closure of schools. ASHE SPENCER is telling Nigerians that closure of schools is a total waste of time, it cannot stop covid-19 because other sectors are opened.

National Union of Teachers (NUT) kick against reopening of schools. According to NUT chairman, Kano branch, their teachers express fear that reopening of schools may increase the spread of the virus. Why won't they support school closure when they are receiving salaries while staying at home. Government teachers are not affected at all, Only those teachers in private schools suffers.