Tag: COVID-19 Protocol

Covid-19: El-Rufa’i directs partial re-opening of secondary schools in Kaduna

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State government has instructed all secondary schools in the State to reopen for academic sessions on February 1, 2021. The State’s Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Phoebe Yayi, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. Yayi explained that only Senior Secondary School 3 (SS 3) and Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1), JSS 3 were to open. According to her, the government said that all public primary and nursery schools would remain closed, while primary 4, 5 and 6, in private schools should…

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Kaduna schools to reopen Monday

Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State government has instructed all secondary schools in the State to re-open for academic sessions on February 1, 2021. The State’s Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Phoebe Yayi, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday. Yayi explained that only Senior Secondary School 3 (SS 3) and Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1), JSS 3 were to open. According to her, the government said that all public primary and nursery schools would remain closed, while primary 4, 5 and 6, in private schools should…

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COVID-19: Kano Assembly postpones resumption until further notice

Aminu Imam

The Kano State House of Assembly has announced the postponement of its resumption until further notice, in compliance with the stay-at-home directive by the state government. The Speaker, Hamisu Ibrahim-Chidari, made the announcement in a statement issued to newsmen yesterday in Kano, by the Director, Press of the House of Assembly, Uba Abdullahi. The House had earlier scheduled to resume on Jan. 25. According to Ibrahim-Chidari, the lawmakers will comply with the directive in support of the state government in its efforts towards preventing the spread of the virus. He…

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Ondo 2020: Massive vote-buying, breach of COVID-19 protocol characterizes election, say CDD, YIAGA Africa

Ishaku Yohanna

Two Civil Society Organisations, Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) and YIAGA Africa, have said the Ondo State governorship election was marred with vote-buying and inadequate compliance with COVID-19 protocol. In its preliminary statement on the conduct of the election, the CDD noted that there was a consistent pattern of vote-buying, where those engaged in the act adopted tactics to induce voters, while evading the watch of security officials and election observers. “CDD observers documented attempts by political actors to outspend one another by making available large sums disbursed to…

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FAAN condemns Adamawa governor, Fintiri, for breaching COVID-19 protocol

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN says Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State violated COVID-19 protocol at the domestic wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State. FAAN, in a series of tweets on Thursday, said Fintiri allegedly arrived at the Port Harcourt Airport on July 14 with eight others and flagrantly refused to observe the security and public health protocols as directed by the Nigerian government. The governor was said to have refused to have his temperature checked or be sanitized by health officials. FAAN noted…

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