FG To Meet With Stakeholders on Schools Resumption

The Federal Government is meeting with State Governments and other relevant stakeholders to discuss resumption of schools scheduled for next week Monday.

In an invitation released on Sunday night by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sony Echono, the meeting will be presided by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, and will host all state commissioners of education as well.

Top on the agenda of the expected meeting, according to the invitation dispatched, are the reconsideration of new examination timetables for the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, the National Examinations Council, NECO, the National Common Entrance Examinations and BECEC.

The invitation to the meeting expected to take place through zoom, read: “Invitation to a webinar consultative meeting between the FME and Hon Commissioners of Education. The PS, Federal Ministry of Education, Arc Sonny Echono, cordially invites Honourable Commissioners of education of the 36 states of the federation and the FCT to a consultative meeting on the way forward towards reopening our schools.

“In particular, the agenda for a new schedule for WAEC, NECO, BECEC, the National Common entrance among other issues will be on the table.

”The meeting will hold on Monday next week at 11 am.”