The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has threatened to shut down any school, religious centre or workplace that violates the protocols on the use of closed space. In a statement issued on Saturday in Ibadan by Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde on behalf of the Task Force, managements of schools, workplaces and religious centres were enjoined to ensure strict compliance with the established COVID-19 protocols. “The advice became necessary following the discovery of a COVID-19 case in a tertiary institution in the state. “The Emergency…
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NCDC records 155 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths in 24 hrs
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 155 new cases of the Corona virus (COVID-19), as the total number of confirmed cases soared to 63,328. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, who spoke on Wednesday in Abuja while giving an update on COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, said four deaths had been recorded in the past 24 hours. He disclosed that the 155 new cases were recorded in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Giving the breakdown, he said that Lagos State reported the highest number of infections with 85,…
Read MoreAfrica COVID-19 cases hit 1.8m–WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa located in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 1.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter account @WHOAFRO. WHO stated on its dashboard that there were over 1.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent- with more than 1.4 million recoveries and 43,000 deaths cumulatively. South Africa, Ethiopia and Kenya were countries with highest number of reported confirmed cases. According to the dashboard: South Africa reported 726,823…
Read MoreCOVID-19: AfDB’s postpones Annual Forum to 2021
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and the Africa Investment Forum (AIF) founding partners have approved the postponement of the 2020 AIF to 2021. According to a statement from the AfDB on Wednesday, the postponement is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The annual three-day investment marketplace was initially scheduled for November 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa. The decision followed an evaluation of the impact and evolution of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The decision also considered the attendant risk of a possible second wave and its…
Read More181 students, staff of Lagos school contract COVID-19
The Lagos State Government has confirmed one hundred and eighty one positive COVID-19 cases in a private boarding school in Lekki. The Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, who made this known said one hundred and eighty one students and staff members of a private school located in a suburb of Lekki tested positive for COVID19 during surveillance and case investigation in the school. Giving details of the investigation, Professor Abayomi explained that a 14-year-old SS1 female student fell ill on the 3rd of this month and was sent home…
Read MoreFG okays restart of sports activities, bars fans
The Federal Government has okayed the restart of non-contact sporting activities including football. According to the government, this would be effective Monday, October 19, 2020. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, stated this during a briefing in Abuja on Thursday. Sporting activities have been banned since March this year as part of measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But speaking on Thursday in Abuja, Aliyu said, “The lifting of restriction on outdoor activities including football is in line with earlier consultations…
Read MoreCOVID-19: Lagos announces reopening of all classes
The Lagos State Government has fixed October 19 for the resumption of all categories of students in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday afternoon by the state’s commissioner for education, Folasade Adefisayo. The statement, which was signed by the spokesperson for the education ministry, Kayode Abayomi, however, appealed to the management of both private and public schools in the state to ensure adherence to safety guidelines and protocols. It added that the resumption, which is for the commencement of the 2020/2021 academic session, will now…
Read MoreSchool’s resumption: Zamfara trains 2000 SUBEB officials on COVID-19 protocols
The Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB) has started the training of 2000 officials to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 protocols when its schools re-open in November.The Board’s Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Maradun, who disclosed this in Gusau on Monday, said that the training was part of the state government’s preparations towards reopening schools in the state.The government had recently announced November 1st, as the resumption date for primary and secondary schools across the state.Maradun said that the training was part of the government measures to ensure adherence to COVID-19…
Read MoreCOVID-19: States responsible for safe reopening of schools – PTF
The Federal Government has said that the safe reopening of schools with respect to dates and modalities is the responsibility of the states. Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, in a briefing of the taskforce in Abuja on Monday, said that the federal government would only provide necessary guidelines for the reopening. A debate on the safe reopening of schools had dominated the space of conversation by concerned Nigerians. He said, “We wish to reiterate that federating units have the responsibility of determining the dates and modalities…
Read MoreCOVID-19: More people returning to agriculture than other businesses – NBS
The agriculture sector showed the highest increase in people returning to work in July and August, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The NBS disclosed this in its fourth COVID-19 impact monitoring report. Details of the impact monitoring report said the increase is mostly due to the harvesting season. “Despite the fact that many non-farm family businesses have reopened since the start of the crisis, some of these businesses closed again between July and August,” it said. The NBS said as of August, about 35 per cent of…
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