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The Federal Government, on Friday, announced that, barring any last minute change in plans, public tertiary institutions in Nigeria, as well as Colleges, otherwise known as Unity Schools, will reopen on October 12th for continuation of academic activities. Similarly, states and private school owners are expected to work out modalities for the reopening of schools under their purview. Recall that schools ...

President Trump announced in a tweet early Friday morning that he and his wife Melania have both tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately,” he wrote. “We will get through this TOGETHER!” The news came just hours after it was reported that Hope Hicks, a close adviser to Trump who traveled with him aboard ...

•LSETF, First Bank Float Education Loan Programme  Lagos State Government in partnership with First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has launched N5 billion Post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recovery Support capital for education sector to support low-cost private schools across the State in mitigating the negative impact of the pandemic. The intervention fund, which targets over 2,000 private schools, was formally launched by Governor ...

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday commenced distribution of 107,546 food palliative packs which were handed over to the State Government by the Coalition Against COVID (CA-COVID) for distribution to Lagosians, especially the vulnerable and less privileged in the State. The food items were received on behalf of the State Government by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the ...

Raymond Ozoji, Awka Dr. Jane Ezeonu, a public health physician with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi and consultant to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has bagged Rotary International Volunteer Service Award for her dogged fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic in Anambra state. The meritorious award which she described as Alice in wonderland, was bestowed on her ...

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday assured Lagosians that his administration is committed to fulfilling all his promises despite disruption occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges that were not envisaged. The Governor said fulfilling the promises in line with the T.H.E.M.E.S development agenda for ‘Greater Lagos’ would be delivered by the incumbent administration, despite reduction in ...

…harps on the importance of personal safety protocols The Coalition Against Covid-19 (CA-COVID), the umbrella body of organised private sector operators, supporting Nigerian government’s efforts to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, has called for sustained individual commitment in the effort at curbing the Community transmission of the pandemic. The Coalition made the call during the flag-off in Lagos of the second phase ...

Nursery Classes, Daycare Remain Closed Governor Orders Mass Integrity Test On Schools’ Structures  Lagos State Government has granted permission for the re-opening of basic and secondary schools, although with a note of caution to private proprietors and public administrators. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a briefing on Saturday, ordered the resumption of all public and private schools from September 21, 2020, ...

By Boris M During the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a lot of information about the virus and its effects on mental health. That’s because coronavirus and the social, financial and psychological implications it carries can seriously impact one’s mental wellbeing. Government legislation, mass media coverage, and the increasing global death toll will cause a lot of stress, especially for the ...

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has raised the alarm that international travellers from some specific countries, who are COVID-19 positive, have been making their way into the country by presenting fake PCR results. The National Coordinator of the task force, Dr Sani Aliyu, disclosed this on Tuesday, in response to the joint Senate committees on Health and Aviation on ...