The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that the resumption of universities slated for January 18 may not go as planned due to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the union’s national chairman, Prof. Abiodun Ogunyemi, the universities are not equipped to face the second wave of the respiratory disease […]
With the increasing numbers of the COVID-19 diseases being recorded nationwide, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has spoken to set the minds of Nigerians at ease as he assures that there’s no plans for the second phase of lockdown. The Minister disclosed this at a press conference in Lagos state, where […]
The Nigeria Center for Diseases Control, NCDC, as well as the World Health Organization, WHO, has announced the discovery of 1,145 new cases of the coronavirus disease. In a series of tweets released by the two health based organizations, no fewer than 24 states recorded new cases on Thursday. A breakdown of cases by states […]
A former president of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings has been reported died of the COVID-19 disease. A report by The Calbe has it that the former president gave up the ghost at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana, on Thursday morning. Rawlings, a military head of state, who later joined politics, was president of […]
The Kano State government has taken steps to enforce that all private and voluntary institutions in the state comply with the compulsory 25% reduction of third term school fee. Kano state government had earlier directed all private schools in the state to reduce their school fee by 25% in a bid to ease the financial […]
The 35-year-old has been forced to miss the Bianconeri’s past four matches, including a Champions League clash with FC Barcelona in Turin due to COVID-19. Cristiano Ronaldo has now been cleared to return to the team after testing negative for Covid-19 yesterday. His clubside confirmed the news on Friday in a statement on their official […]
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The government of Katsina State has approved the reopening of some universities in the state which are to commence academic activities soon. According to a report by The Nation, only Alqalam University and Umaru Musa Yar Adua University are permitted to resume academic activities by Monday. This was contained in a statement by the Special […]
No fewer than 181 students and members of staff of a private boarding school located in the Lekki area of Lagos State have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Lagos State Commissioner For Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, the cases were detected during surveillance and case investigation in the school. This was contained in a statement […]
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The nationwide call for an end to police brutality has been banned in the Federal Capital Teritory, FCT, Abuja over what they tagged violation of COVID-19 preventive protocol. The ban was pronounced by the Federal Capital Territory Security Committee after a meeting on Wednesday, arguing that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) had been disbanded by […]
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The National Youth Service Corps Orientation camp is set to reopen by November 10 after about six months of closure. This was disclosed in a tweet by the Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, on Thursday. He tweeted, “The Resumption of the NYSC Orientation Camp for prospective Youth Corpers has been approved and opens […]
