Federal Ministry of Education accepted the request of the National Universities Commission (NUC) for universities to resume academic activities.
The National Universities Commission claimed that for universities to firm up arrangements towards the immediate resumption of academic activities, universities must continue to adhere to the safety protocols and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines which are very much in force. The decision to reopen institutions should not diminish the importance attached to full compliance.
Universities must not violate the full cycle of the semester system, consistent with the National Universities Commission (NUC) approved Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS).
Universities are to also ensure strict compliance with other extant NUC quality assurance standards and guidelines.
Director of The NUC Executive Secretary’s Office, Mr. Chris J.Maiyaki said that a joint inspection team comprising the staff of the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) will be undertaking verification visits to inspect the reopened universities and their level of compliance with quality assurance and safety standards. The impending visit will involve on-the-spot inspection of physical facilities such as the lecture theatre, classrooms, staff offices, laboratories, students’ accommodation, emergency services and capacity, healthcare, and the deployment of non-pharmaceutical measures which are germane to the state of preparedness for the resumption of academic activities.
Mr. Chris Maiyaki then instructed universities to periodically keep the NUC updated on actions taken in conformity with those directives.