It said schools must ensure the compulsory wearing of face masks by all students, teachers, and workers and that temperature checks and hand washing facilities must be at strategic locations in all schools.
However, some parents and bodies, including chairmen of various chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had expressed concerns over the resumption of academic activities on January 18, saying the institutions were not ready for safe reopening.
Visits to some schools across the country by our reporters yesterday showed that the COVID-19 safety protocols were mostly observed in the breach.
While some appreciable level of adherence to the COVID-19 protocols was observed in private schools, they were majorly defied in public schools.
The Dangote Refinery and Fertiliser Plants are breaking new grounds in community development, writes Ugo Aliogo
The Dangote Oil Refining Company and Dangote Fertiliser Limited have taken Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to another level through various social investments within the host communities around Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State.
Interestingly, as a project, the two companies were able to undertake activities that significantly support the improvement and enhancement of the living standards of the people in their host communities.
The complex has installed 14 boreholes in its host communities between 2017 and 2018 and also conducted regular laboratory tests to ensure the water from the boreholes are potable.
The Lagos State government especially the Ministry of Education is applying adequate measures to improve the standard of primary and secondary education in the state and also ensure that the standard is up to the 21st century global standards as practiced worldwide.
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has received the green light from the Lagos State Government to recruit skilled persons to fill up various vacant positions in the educational sector throughout the state.
The ongoing recruitment has been carried out by the Lagos state government with partnership with the Lagos State Ministry of Education and TESCOM recruitment services. Qualified applicants who are residing in Lagos are advised to apply throughTESCOM recruitment Portal.
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Ahead of the January 18 resumption for primary and secondary schools, the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board has trained headteachers, school support officers on modern teaching and learning techniques.
The training which started on Wednesday took place at the Maryland complex office of LASUBEB.
It had 150 school support officers and 350 headteachers in attendance while the facilitators were drawn from tertiary institutions across the state.
The Executive Chairman, LASUBEB, Mr Wahab Alawiye-King, encouraged the participants whom he described as burden bearers to get themselves acquainted with information communication technology.
He added that the training was aimed at helping the participants to do a quality assessment and empower them with necessary modern techniques.
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