Mar 25, 2020

Common entrance examination into unity schools postponed indefinitely

Mar 25, 2020 topnews

The 2020 National Common Entrance Examination into the 104 Federal Unity schools nationwide has been postponed indefinitely by the National Examinations Council due to the spreading coronavirus epidemic in the country. The council said on Tuesday that the postponement was in line with the various measures being put in place by the federal and state governments to curtail the potential spread of the coronavirus. The council in a release urged candidates, guardians and relevant stakeholders who were preparing for the examination earlier scheduled for March 28, to wait for a…

62-year-old UK returnee tested positive in Ogun, 32 isolated

Mar 25, 2020 topnews

The Ogun State Government has confirmed that a 62-year-old man who recently returned from the United Kingdom had tested positive for COVID -19. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing journalists on the coronavirus in the state. Coker, at the briefing attended by the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Public Communications, Remmy Hazzan, said 32 contacts had been isolated. Coker said the case was a resident of Sagamu and that he recently arrived in the country from the United Kingdom on March 17 before he started showing symptoms…

Lagos governor shut markets, reduces gathering limit to 25

Mar 25, 2020 topnews

As part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday ordered the closure of all markets in the state except food markets and those selling essential commodities. Sanwo-Olu, at a press conference, said the closure of the markets would take effect from Thursday and would last for seven days in the first instance. He noted that there had been an increase in the total number of confirmed cases nationwide, with Lagos recording the highest number. Explaining more measures to check COVID-19…

Panic in Aso Rock as Abba Kyari tests positive for COVID-19

Mar 25, 2020 topnews

The Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, have both tested positive for COVID-19. There is panic among governors and ministers due to the fact that Kyari after his return from foreign trips a few days ago attended the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, while Mohammed was at the National Executive Council meeting on Thursday. Kyari, after Nigeria recorded the first coronavirus case on February 27 visited Germany and Egypt. In Germany, he and the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on…

Insurgents ambush, kill 47 soldiers in Borno

Mar 25, 2020 topnews

The Nigerian military yesterday, lost 47 soldiers in an ambush by the Boko Haram sect in Borno State. Defence Headquarters (DHQ) confirmed the killings. The clarification, which was in the wake of 70-casualty figure earlier circulated on the social media, was made by the Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche in Abuja. Giving an update on the military operations across the country, he noted that Nigeria was in a fluid conflict situation while the troops were at the frontlines. Enenche explained that the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole…