Lagos directs schools to resume 2023/2024 academic year on September 4

• Lagos govt urged all schools to ensure strict compliance with the resumption date for delivery of quality and sustainable education in the state
• Says there must be full compliance with all safety protocols on school premises for a safe learning environment
  

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Lagos State government has directed all schools below the tertiary level to resume on Monday, September 4, 2023, in compliance with the Y2023/2024 Harmonised academic school calendar as approved by the Lagos State Ministry of Basic Education.

The Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni made this known in a statement on Monday by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs (OEQA), Adepeju Adeyemi.

She urged all schools to ensure strict compliance with the resumption date for delivery of quality and sustainable education in the state.

She also enjoined proprietors and school administrators to ensure strict compliance with the Lagos State Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, stressing that there must be full compliance with all safety protocols on school premises for a safe learning environment, as the state government remains committed to the delivery of quality education.

Seriki-Ayeni also informed the general public, especially school management and parents, to download the school academic calendar via: www.oeqalagos.com.

Meanwhile, the State Government, yesterday, directed law enforcement agencies to apprehend motorists with defective vehicle registration number plates and those without any number fixed on their vehicles.

In a chat with newsmen, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Mr Abdulhafiz Toriola, noted that the wrongful use of number plates has become rampant.

Toriola, who cited Section 16 of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, stated that a vehicle without a number can be used to commit crimes that may never be tracked.

He said: “The purpose of using number plate is for proper identification and security as it is personalised for each vehicle.

“The law enforcement agencies have been mandated to apprehend defaulters. I urge vehicle owners to comply with the State Government to strengthen the security architecture already put in place.”