The management of Queens College, Yaba, Lagos, has yielded to the demands by the Lagos State government and Unity Schools Old Student Association (USOSA) to stay action on its planned resumption.

It was gathered that the management had sent an SMS to parents, directing them to bring their wards on Sunday.
Lagos State Commissioner for Health Jide Idris, at a briefing last Thursday, advised that the resumption be delayed till appropriate measures have been put in place for the pupils’ safety .
The school has been closed since an outbreak of water borne disease led to the death of two pupils and over hundred others admitted at the school’s sick bay.
But the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) described government’s position as “giving a dog a bad name in order to hang it”, saying there was no going back on the resumption.
PTA Chairman Dr John Ofobike told reporters in a briefing at the weekend that there was no cause for alarm as all necessary measures are in place ahead of resumption.
But yesterday Ofobike told our reporter in a phone interview that only JSS 3 and SSS 3 pupils were allowed to resume because of their exams. Resumption for others, he said, has been postponed indefinitely.
At the school yesterday, an SS 3 pupil who pleaded for anonymity, said she has decided to abstain from food and drink in the school while her exam lasted.
“The school has asked us to come because of our exam that is about to start. I have treated myself but I still have to tread with caution. Truthfully, I cannot eat or drink anything in the school.”
A parent, Kareem Babalola, was optimistic that the school will get better. He said: “My (daughter’s) case was severe. I think I was even the first to raise the alarm over the health issue. One of my daughters in JSS1 was seriously ill; she was rejected by three hospitals.
“Finally, she was admitted in LASUTH. I spent over a million naira to treat her. She was admitted for a month. I am just grateful to God that she’s fine and healthy now.”