The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja, announced that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) will hold from August 3 to September 5.
The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this at the 49th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
According to him, this was the outcome of series of meetings held with stakeholders. He said this present an opportunity for all the states in the country to prepare their schools to accommodate the students for the examinations.
Meanwhile the Federal Government has expressed concern over the high rate of positive cases of the COVID-19 especially among people in authority.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, raised this concern on Monday in Abuja at the 49th joint national briefing of the taskforce. According to him, this has a direct impact on governance and security of the nation.
“We urge that vigilance and care should be exhibited by all Nigerians irrespective of status. This virus does not discriminate and the PTF shall keep sustaining its sensitization messaging,” Mustapha said.
He said that as nation progress into the second phase of the eased lockdown, the National Response continues to escalate its level of vigilance and monitoring, especially as government ease restrictions in more sectors, including those with potentials for large gatherings and/or interactions between groups of people.
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