Delta State Government has confirmed that academic activities will
return to tertiary institutions across the State on second October,
2020, following months of closure to contain the spread of the
COVID-19 pandemic.


Disclosing this in an interview with journalists in Asaba, Delta State
Commissioner for Higher Education, Professor Patrick Muoboghare,
explained that students will resume in phases in conformity with the
new protocols in respect of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
The Commissioner hinted that the resumption date does not apply to
Federal tertiary institutions in the State.


He charged the returning students to comply with COVID-19 protocols in
line with the directives of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.