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Educational Insights3 min read2026-06-28

Lagos Threatens Sanctions on Schools Reopening Despite COVID-19

The Lagos State Government has warned that it will sanction any school that violates the lockdown directive requiring schools to remain closed. Through the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), the government c...

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Azeez

28 Jun 2026

Lagos Threatens Sanctions on Schools Reopening Despite COVID-19
Key takeaways
  • The Lagos State Government has warned that it will sanction any school that violates the lockdown directive requiring schools to remain closed.
  • Through the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), the government condemned private primary and secondary school owners who have invited students to school despite clear orders to the contrary.
  • In a statement from the Office of the Director General, OEQA issued a strong warning to all private primary and secondary schools in Lagos State to “desist from the act of reopening schools under whatever guise thereby exposing pupils to infections and dangers of Covid-19.” The agency added that any school caught flouting the directive of th...

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