Ogun State Government on Sunday said no student would be admitted into boarding facilities in private or public schools without negative COVID-19 test certificates. It said the certification will serve as requirements for operations of boarding facilities in secondary schools as SS3 students resume on Monday. Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Basic and Secondary Education, Mrs. Ronke Soyombo, made these known in a statement. She noted the requirement was parts of guidelines jointly developed and agreed by parents, private school owners, government representatives and other stakeholders. Soyombo stated Ogun arguably has the highest number of schools (public and…
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo has said Deputy Governor Hon Agboola Ajayi, is still a member. It said Ajayi has not informed the party of his decision to quit to the party. Ajayi resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in June and joined the opposition PDP but refused to quit office. He contested primary of the PDP and polled 657 votes to be first runner up to Eyitayo Jegede who scored 888 votes. Last week, Ajayi was rumoured to be plotting to defect to the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) after a meeting former Governor Olusegun Mimiko.…
Bollywood famous actor, Amitabh Bachchan, has been discharged from hospital after recovery from COVID-19. Last month the 77-year-old actor told his millions of Twitter followers that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. On Sunday, he wrote again on his twitter handle that he had left the hospital after testing negative. Excellent care and nursing at Nanavati made it possible for me to see this day” Bachchan tweeted.
The Ondo State government has announced the reopening of public and private secondary schools in the state. This was contained in a circular issued at the weekend through the ministry of Education, Science and Technology, which directed all secondary school to resume for exit students from 4th August 2020. The circular disclosed that the approval became necessary because of the students writing SSCE examination However, some conditions and measures were attached to the reopening of the schools in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-l9 pandemic among the students. According to the circular, some of the conditions to be…
Following the discovery of a nebulous clause in a 2018 loan agreement for the sum of $400m, which is interpreted to cede part of Nigeria’s sovereignty to the China Export-Import Bank should the country default, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has repeatedly opened his mouth and put his foot in it. The commercial loan agreement signed on September 5, 2018 was for the Nigeria National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase II Project, but Mr Amaechi’s stake in the affair concerns a loan his ministry hopes to secure by December this year for the completion of certain railway projects.…
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has said nobody in the All Progressives Congress has the right to prevent the party’s national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, from contesting the 2023 Presidency. Lawal, also canvassed power shift to the South, particularly the South-West. He expressed dismay at some notable northerners desiring Presidency to be retained in their region. He accused some APC governors of fuelling the crisis in the party so they could take control for their own selfish political purposes. He said the overall goal of the politicians was to undo the current structure under…
Churches and mosques in Lagos State will reopen from August 7, 2020, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared. The Governor has also increased public gatherings capacity from 20 to 50 people. Night clubs however remain shut, Sanwo-Olu ordered.
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, says the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre has been closed down, with effect from Friday night. Sanwo-Olu announced the closure at Lagos House, Marina, during the 17th update on the management of coronavirus in the state. The governor said that the Agidingbi Isolation Centre would also be closed and the patients relocated to a large capacity centre – Indo-Centre in Anthony area, which would be soon be inaugurated. He explained that the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) in Yaba “is now also gradually being reverted back to its former status as a hospital to cater to all…
FIRE on Saturday razed at least seven buildings and 30 shops at popular Ladipo Street in Mushin, Lagos. The inferno, which started around 3pm inside a mattress shop at 16, Ladipo Street, was said to have rapidly spread to other structures as a result of the closeness of the buildings to the shop. Despite the timely arrival of officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Response Unit (LRU), it was gathered that the crowd at the location made it difficult for the officials to combat the inferno. The Nation gathered that affected properties included a storey building, 30…
Operation Sahel Sanity that was launched by Nigerian Army in July 2020 have so far killed 80 bandits that engaged troops in gun fights in Katsina, Zamfara and Sokoto states. The troops have also arrested 33 bandits so far, while a total of 943 cows, 633 sheep and rams were also rescued. In addition, 7 AK 47 rifles, 1 General Purpose Machine Gun and 16 Dane guns were captured in all the operations so far conducted. Similarly, troops of Operation Sahel Sanity have so far rescued 17 kidnapped victims from the camps of bandits. Also, 14 informants and collaborators…