BREAKING: Permit Us To Reopen Schools, We Can Handle Coronavirus – Private Universities Begs Federal Government

Universities run by private individuals have asked the government to permit it reopen.

Private universities in Nigeria have asked the national government to permit them to reopen for academic activities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The universities uncovered that they have set up sufficient measures to deal with the pandemic.

The institutions made the request in a letter addressed to the National Universities Universities Commission (NUC), Daily Trust revealed.

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The universities through the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Private Universities (CVCPU), cautioned that the academic calendar would be seriously affected if universities remain closed beyond one more month.

As indicated by the vice chancellors, the continuous closure of the universities could hamper the productive future of students.

The vice chancellors noticed that they have chosen to set up the COVID-19 wellbeing conventions that can cause private universities to reopen and work securely.

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The institutions requested the NUC to make a strong case with the government to allow the universities to reopen for academic activities within the next one month.