BREAKING: Lagos reopens primary and secondary schools

Lagos State government has announced the reopening of primary and secondary schools in the state.

OnyxNews Nigeria reports that the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced that primary and secondary schools in the state will reopen from September 21st, 2020.

The Governor made the announcement during a press briefing on Saturday, at the State House, Marina.

He said: “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 flattened the curve. In the last two weeks, we have continued to see a drop in the positivity that we have encountered in the state,” he added.