The six Southwest states – Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti – have agreed to reopen schools next month to enable Senior Secondary School 3 pupils to sit for the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

At a virtual meeting organized by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission, commissioners for Education in the six states, special advisers on Education and State Universal Education Board chairmen reached an agreement to reopen schools for SS3 pupils to sit for their final examination.

A statement by the DAWN Commission said all the states would reopen schools for SS3 pupils on August 3 with COVID-19 preventive measures put in place.

According to the statement, the states will approach the Federal Government at the first instance to seek a postponement of the WASSCE by at least three weeks from the proposed resumption date.

The meeting also called on the WAEC to encourage Computer-Based Tests in the future.