Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello has tested positive for COVID-19. Bello made this known in a tweet on Monday. He further revealed that he is asymptomatic and is in isolation. He tweeted, “I have tested positive to #COVID19. “However, I am asymptomatic and have gone into isolation.” Details later…
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The Government of Lagos State has given the go-ahead for the reopening of cinemas, spas and other recreational centres in the state. The State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known while briefing members of the press on Saturday. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, cinemas and other recreational outlets were shut in March to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But
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The Government of Ekiti State has slated September 21 as the resumption date for primary and secondary schools in the state. The Governor of Ekiti State, Fayemi, disclosed this while delivering a state-wide broadcast on Sunday evening, during which he instructed tertiary institutions in the state to reopened to “students from October 2, subject to each institution’s Governing Council decision
Read moreA mild drama was reportedly to have ensued at the Oyo State isolation centre, when a recovered COVID-19 patient refused to go home with her father, choosing instead to go with a soldier she met at the isolation centre. The incident which happened last weekend where about 20 people were discharged from the Infectious Disease Centre in Olodo, Ibadan, Oyo
Read moreThe number of active COVID- 19 cases in the Federal Capital Territory has surpassed Lagos State , which hitherto was identified as the epicentre of the outbreak in the country. The COVID- 19 situation report by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control for August 2 showed that Lagos had 12 , 915 cases, while the FCT had 2 , 759
Read morePresident Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the state governments and the FCT to enforce non-pharmaceutical guidelines, primarily the use of face masks, in public appearance and places. This was made known to the public by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, during the taskforce briefing in Abuja. Mustapha
Read moreA family in the United States of America has blamed the country’s President, Donald Trump and Greg Abbott, governor of Taxas for the lost of a member to Covid-19 complications. The family who lives in Texas, in an obituary published said the death of their dear one, David Negy, 79 was needless as he “did everything he was supposed to
Read moreA family in the United States of America has blamed the country’s President, Donald Trump and Greg Abbott, governor of Taxas for the lost of a member to Covid-19 complications. The family who lives in Texas, in an obituary published said the death of their dear one, David Negy, 79 was needless as he “did everything he was supposed to
Read moreStudents with Covid-19 symptoms has been ordered not to resume as schools partially begin this week. The order was made by the Presidential Task Force on COVID- 19 national coordinator, Dr. Sani Aliyu during a press briefing. He also faulted state governments asking students to produce results of their COVID- 19 tests before resumption. The PTF coordinator said instead of
Read moreThe Nigeria Government has ordered schools in the country to reopen for graduating pupils and students next week Tuesday, 4th August and also announced that this year ’ s West African Senior School Certificate Examination would commence on August 17 . This was contained in a statement signed by the Director , Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education,
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