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NUC DIRECTS UNIVERSITIES TO RESUME ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES JANUARY

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed vice-chancellors of universities to resume academic activities on January 18 accordance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19.


NUC gave the instruction via a statement issued by the Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration) Chris Maiyaki, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Professor Abubakar Rasheed.


Recall Nigeria’s public universities have been closed for over 10 months due to industrial The federal government also imposed restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus.


ASUU conditionally suspended the strike on December 23, 2020.


In the statement issued by NUC, Chris Maiyaki urged universities to protect lives by strictly adhering to safety protocols and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines on COVID 19. 


However, officers on Grade Level 12 and below have been instructed to stay at home for a five-week period in obedience to the directive of the federal government.

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