The Enugu State Government has directed all schools to resume on January 18, 2021.
The state government made this known on Wednesday through the Commissioner for Education, Professor Uche Eze.
The commissioner disclosed that the date was agreed after meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Education and major stakeholders in the education sector.
He then urged all schools in the state to ensure full compliance with the NCDC guidelines for the containment of Coronavirus Disease, COVID-19, warning that “the Ministry of Education will engage in constant monitoring of compliance when schools resume”.
The Education Commissioner added that “it was also decided that to help engage the students/pupils, all tertiary institutions, Basic and Post Basic schools are advised to activate their e-learning programmes”.
