Lagos State Government has directed all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state to conclude academic activities and vacate on Friday.
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Lagos State, titled, ‘LASG directs schools to vacate on Friday, December 18, 2020’.
The document signed by its Director General, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, informed that “the 2020/2021 first term academic session for public and private schools comes to an end on Friday 18th December, 2020.”
It further stated, “The Lagos State Government has directed public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday, 18th December, 2020.
“Therefore, all public and private schools below tertiary level in the state are to close for the Christmas and New Year holiday on that day. Schools are to resume back on Monday 4th January, 2021 in compliance with the Lagos State harmonized academic calendar.
“It is important to note that boarders are to resume on Sunday 3rd January, 2021 while academic activities commences immediately,” it continued.
It is uncertain if the abrupt closure is related to security concerns following the recent abduction of students of a boys secondary school in Katsina, North West Nigeria, or due to the rising number of Coronavirus infections in the state.
The governments of Jigawa, Kano, Katsina and Sokoto States have also announced closure of schools due to security concerns, while Kaduna State Government gave same directive to curb the rising number of infections in the state.