Education Nigeria

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected almost all countries, halting activities across all sectors; ranging from the economy, down to Education. However, as the days pass by, many countries find it necessary to adopt to life with the virus; trying as much as possible to observe safety precautions while resuming slowly to normal activities. The case is no different in Nigeria where the interstate travel ban have been lifted and there is gradual easing of restrictions all over the country. Commercial activities are beginning to return. However, there seems to be no hope of educational activities returning just yet as the Hon. Minister of education briefed newsmen shortly after the FEC meeting on Wednesday 8th, July, 2020 that: even though WAEC made preparations to administer exams in August 2020, FG schools will note resume school until when they feel it is safe. The question remains: when will it feel safe? Every year more than 1m students sit for the WAEC exams across the country and ne...