The announcement was made by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Wemi Jones, FCIB, at a press briefing on Tuesday in Lokoja.
The decision was made after series of interactions with the relevant stakeholders in both private and public schools in the state to ascertain their level of preparedness and safety for reopening of schools from COVID-19 break.
The commissioner however, advised all heads of schools to ensure full compliance with the COVID-19 protocols which had been clearly set out by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.
He assured the general public, parents, guardians, schools heads that the state is very particular about the health and safety of its students and will ensure that students are kept in good condition as far as COVID-19 pandemic and indeed other diseases or health issues are concerned.