The People’s Democratic Party has called for prayers for speedy recovery of Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi, the wife of Benue governor, Eunice Ortom and other Nigerians, who have tested positive to COVID-19. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, described the increase in the spread of the pandemic across the country as disturbing. Ologbondiyan, however, restated the party’s call on Nigerians not to succumb to fear, but...

… Primary Six pupils to cross to secondary schools using continuous assessment records The government of Lagos State has permitted students in transitional classes who are candidates for public examination to resume from August 3, for revision and examination. Governor Sanwo-Olu made this known at Marina, Lagos, while giving updates on the COVID-19 situation in the State, describing the directive as gradual and applies only to day-schools and Senior Secondary Three (SS3) and Technical Study...

Oyo state has recorded its first COVID-19 patient delivery at the Olodo Infectious Disease Centre in Ibadan. The State Gov., Seyi Makinde, made this known via his official Twitter, @seyiamakinde on Saturday. Makinde, however, said the state recorded two additional deaths from the dreaded coronavirus, increasing the total death toll in the state to 14. “We had our first COVID-19 patient delivery at the Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, mother and baby are doing well. “The...