Day: April 23, 2020

The Foreign Affairs Office of Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government has disclosed that seventy-two Nigerians awaiting evacuation in Guangzhou city, Guangdong Province of China have tested positive for the coronavirus disease. The results of the tests conducted on 56 Nigerians, which were released on Tuesday, indicated that the affected individuals were asymptomatic, raising concern that they might have infected other people. It was learnt that that 16 Nigerians had earlier tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number to 72. The Chinese authorities explained that 65 persons who had contact…

The deportation of students of the Almajiri educational system by State governors in the North has begun as the region battles growing cases of COVID-19. Derived from the Arabic ‘al-Muhajirun’, an Almajiri is a person who leaves his home in search of Islamic knowledge. Although the controversial system has enjoyed a popularity spanning centuries, the pandemic is causing a major interruption in its operations. The Katsina State government yesterday received 435 students expelled from Kano State. The Secretary to the Government of Katsina State, Mustapha Inuwa, took custody of the…

Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Kaduna State Governor, has recovered from coronavirus after testing negative twice for the virus. The governor had earlier on his twitter handle announced his recovery on Wednesday, saying he was delighted to announce to have been cleared of the deadly virus. El-Rufai tweeted, “I am delighted to report today that after nearly four weeks of observing a strict medical regime, I have now received the all-clear after two consecutive test results.” Later in a broadcast to residents, the governor said he would not wish his worst enemy…