The federal government has revealed that 80 per cent of parents have kicked against the reopening of schools. This was stated by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba,…
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FG Submits Plans On How Schools Will Reopen To National Assembly
The Federal Government, on Tuesday, submitted proposed guidelines for the reopening of schools in the country to the National Assembly. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, made the…
Oyo’s youngest commissioner, Fakorede, tests positive for COVID-19
The Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports in Oyo State, Mr. Seun Fakorede, has tested positive for COVID-19. Fakorede, who is 28-years-old, told EMPIRE TV on Friday that he had gone into…
COVID-19: Nigerian banks to restructure 33% of loans, says CBN
Nigerian banks have applied to the Central Bank of Nigeria for permission to restructure 33% of their loans due to the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic and a slump in…
COVID-19: Oyo modifies school resumption date
The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has adjusted the resumption date for primary six pupils as well as Junior Secondary School 3 and Senior Secondary School 3 students in the…
Ondo Now In State Of Emergency As COVID-19 Cases Rises To 80 Within Seven Days
With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading rapidly in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, tagged the development as a state of emergency. According to Akeredolu, with 80 confirmed cases within…
Nigerian Govt Gives Update On Second Phase Of COVID-19 Lockdown
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, said it would continue to monitor developments nationwide in order to take informed decisions by the end of June, on the…
Djokovic tests positive for COVID-19
World number one Novak Djokovic said Tuesday he had tested positive for coronavirus, the Serb star becoming the fourth player to contract the virus after taking part in his…
13 Imo lawmakers test positive for COVID- 19
No fewer than 13 members of the Imo State House of Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19. Spokesperson for Imo State COVID-19 Task Force, Chimezie Iwuala, revealed this in Owerri,…
Two-year-old tests positive for COVID-19 at FMC Abeokuta
A two-year-old girl has tested positive for COVID-19 at the Federal Medical Centre in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Head, Public Relations and Information of the hospital, Segun Orisajo, disclosed…