Category: Update on coronavirus

Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has tested positive for coronavirus. Following the positive COVID-19 result of the governor, his wife Bisi, members of the state executive council and aides of the governor have taken coronavirus tests. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, said, “The wife of the governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, being the closest to the governor, and members of the executive, including myself, as well as personal aides of His Excellency, have submitted ourselves for COVID-19 test.” Oyebode, who spoke in Ado Ekiti on…

Third Term for the 2019/2020 school session has been cancelled by the Oyo State Government. Promotion of students for all affected classes will now be determined by First and Second Term Continuous Assessments. Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the state Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, announced the decision after the State Executive Council meeting in Ibadan on Tuesday. He said the state government has also approved the academic calendar to guide resumption of schools and other associated educational activities for the 2020/2021 session in the state. According to the commissioner, Pry-6,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that Nigeria recorded 576 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday bringing total infections reported to 37,801. This was made known via its Twitter handle, noting that 15,677 patients have been discharged upon treatment and recovery from 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja. It added that 805 associated fatalities have been recorded so far. The NCDC gave a state-by-state distribution of cases confirmed on Tuesday as, “Lagos – 88, Kwara – 87, FCT – 82, Plateau – 62, Ondo – 39, Enugu –…

Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, said he has tested positive for coronavirus. Onyeama announced the result of his fourth test on his official Twitter handle on Sunday. He said he was heading for isolation and treatment. The minister, in a tweet, said, “Did my fourth COVID-19 test yesterday (Saturday) at the first sign of a throat irritation and unfortunately this time, it came back positive. “That is life! Win some, lose some. Heading for isolation in a health facility and praying for the best. #StayHomeSaveLives #COVID19 #PTFCOVID19.”…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 653 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 35, 107. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle late on Saturday. The health agency said that as of July 18, 653 new confirmed cases and six deaths were recorded in the country. It said that the 653 new cases were reported from 27 states. According to the agency, only nine states did not report a new case of the disease in the…

ASSU, Academic Staff Union of Universities, has said it supported the decision of the Federal Government to stop Senior Secondary School 3 pupils from partaking in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination earlier scheduled to commence on August 4. The union advised the government to shut down schools until 2021 to ensure adequate preparations, citing the case in some countries such as Kenya. Recall that the Federal Ministry of Education met with officials of the West African Examination Council in Abuja and resolved to announce a new date for…

‌ Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, on Friday suspended five of his special assistants managing Margaret Umahi International Market Abakaliki, over non-compliance with the COVID-19 safety protocols at the market. The five SAs were recently appointed to enforce compliance with COVID-19 protocols in the market. The governor, who visited the market on Friday afternoon, was enraged when he noticed that most of the people at the market were not putting on face masks. The governor also discovered that the five aides were not on duty at the market. The governor…