Even though the second wave of the pandemic has seen a high surge in cases of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, especially after the festive periods, this would not stop the planned resumption of schools across the country as the Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the January 18 school resumption date stands. The Minister…
With the high increase in the number of reported cases of COVID-19 infections, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha has stressed that factors that have contributed to rise in numbers from late November 2020 included increased local and international travels, business and religious activities, reopening of schools without strict…
After staying away from academic works for almost a year due to the lingering issues between ASUU and the Federal Government, the hope of Nigerian students resuming on Monday 18th of January despite calling off strike after an agreement was reached with the government is being threatened by a second wave. Even though states across…
As the country battles with a daily increase in the number of infections for COVID-19 amidst a second wave, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria has surpassed 100,000 on Sunday January, 10th 2021. In its latest update, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 1,024 new cases thereby bringing the total…
As the Nigeria currently battles an increase in the number of daily cases of coronavirus amidst a second wave of the pandemic, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of Batch B National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19. Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha disclosed this…
The Lagos State Government has announced that all public and private schools below tertiary level in Lagos State remain closed indefinitely due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr. Kayode Abayomi noted that the recent directive makes it mandatory…
Nigeria is surely currently experiencing its own share of second wave of the pandemic as the country recorded on Thursday reported 1,145 new cases of COVID-19. This is the highest ever infection recorded in one day since the pandemic was first recorded in Nigeria in late February. Even when the country was on a total…
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denied asking members of the Batch A Stream 2 to resume at the orientation camp on October 27, 2020. In a statement, the agency described the report as fake and urged members of the public to disregard it, saying it was having meetings with the…
Nigeria should not start celebrating a recent consistent decline in the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country, the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 has said, attributing the decline to the low number of samples collected from states. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force…