COVID-19: Lagos Government Reacts To Reports On School Closure

• “The reported closure of two private schools in Lekki did not follow a directive from the Government, as speculated in the media.

The Lagos State Government has denied closing down any schools due to the COVID-19 outbreak as reported on Monday in some quarters that the state government had shut down two schools.

The state’s Ministry of Education through its spokesman, Ganiu Lawal, disclosed this on Tuesday night to newsmen.

The ministry’s spokesman, Ganiu Lawal, said that the ministry did not order for two private schools in Lekki to be closed.

According to Lawal, “The reported closure of two private schools in Lekki did not follow a directive from the Government, as speculated in the media.

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“It was a decision of the school proprietors to pre-empt the likelihood of further spread of a reported Covid-19 case by a parent at Standard Bearer Secondary School, Lekki,” the statement read in part.

However, the ministry urged school proprietors to continue to adhere strictly to COVID-19 preventive measures.

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