COVID-19 lock-down: Lagos state outlines plans for new academic year
By CNBC
22 September 2020 |
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As more areas of Nigeria's economy open up, the country's commercial hub and pandemic epicenter; Lagos State, wants Junior high school students in their third year to resume and prepare for scheduled exams. Yinka Awobo-Pearse, Founder of Woodentots Consult joins CNBC Africa for more.
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