Mr Patrick Ukah, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta, said both public and private schools would resume academic...
Mr
Patrick Ukah, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta, said
both public and private schools would resume academic activities on November 2
after a week break. Ukah said the schools’ resumption was in line with the directive
of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa that academic activities should resume on Monday along
with “teleclass”. The closure of schools in the state was occasioned by the
hijack of the peaceful Endsars protest by hoodlums in the state. Ukah, in a
statement on Friday in Asaba, called on Heads of schools to continue to enforce
the COVID-19 protocols to avoid the spread of the disease. He said that
officials of the ministry would continue to monitor activities in the schools
to ensure strict adherence to the directive, adding that defaulters would face
the risk of having their schools closed down. The commissioner said that the
resumption of nursery schools was being reviewed and the announcement for the
beginning of academic activities for them would be made in due course. He said
that airing of the ministry’s open distance learning on radio and television,
‘teleclass’, meant to complement the normal learning in schools, would begin on
Monday. “The programme is packaged by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary
Education, the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in collaboration
with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the state Ministry of
Information. “It will be aired between 5.00 p.m and 7.00 p.m on weekdays by the
ministry’s media partners.
“The partners are Delta Broadcasting Service (DBS), Asaba; Delta Rainbow
Television (DRTV), Warri; Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Asaba; Quest TV,
Ughelli; Quest 93.1 FM, Ughelli; Bridge FM, Asaba; Crown FM, Warri and Rize
106.7 FM, Warri,” he said. Ukah said that the subjects to be taught during the
programme include English Studies, National Values, Basic Science and
Technology and Mathematics for primary school pupils. “Mathematics and English
Studies for Junior Secondary School (JSS) students and Mathematics and English
Language for Senior Secondary School (SSS) students. Ukah advised pupils and
students to make use of the opportunity presented by the programme to
consolidate on what they were being taught in schools, considering the short
period available for teaching and learning this term. [NAN]
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