Worship Centres To Fully Reopen In Lagos State
On Saturday, September 19, 2020, the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during a briefing in the state gave a green light for the reopening of worship centres in the state as the lockdown continues to ease. Sanwo-Olu noted that mosques are now free to conduct their five times daily prayers, while churches […]
Win €10,000 in The Youth-Led Innovation Challenge
Oxfam, a confederation of several international charity organizations, is offering two awards of €10,000 each to SMEs, startups, or individuals who devise a solution to the impact that COVID-19 has had on their communities and local businesses. Read more about Business It’s doing this through its Work in Progress! Alliance, which is operational in Egypt, […]
Fact Check: Has Petrol Subsidy Really Been Removed?
Nigeria was thrown into a mild fit on Wednesday, September 2, when the Federal Government announced that the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, was increased from N145 to N151.56 per litre with effect from September 2, 2020. Background: This development was communicated in an internal memo released by the Pipeline and Product Marketing […]
COVID-19: Nigeria Improves Testing Capacity
Nigeria’s effort in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic has hit a significant height as the Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, announced on Thursday, August 20, 2020, that the country has made significant progress in its testing capacity. Nigeria can now undertake 15,000 coronavirus test daily as the West […]
ECOWAS Donates Food Items Worth Four Million Dollars To Nigeria
In a bid to alleviate the pains and sufferings associated with the coronavirus pandemic, West Africa’s leading economic body, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has donated food items which is worth four million dollars to four of its member states, inclusive of the most populous black nation, Nigeria. This information was […]
COVID-19: 4 Online Learning Platforms For Students And Professionals
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about the need for young people to acquire skills that will help them succeed in the post-COVID world. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that the world has changed. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that one in six people are now out of work due to […]
Most Important Lessons From The Covid-19 Pandemic
‘Those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it’, so does the popular saying go. Learning from experience is crucial, both for effective emergency response and to build for the future. The coronavirus pandemic which as of press time has infected over 18m people worldwide and led to the death of […]
Ogun State Government Makes COVID-19 Test Free For Students
The Ogun State Government has retracted its statement that students returning to school will pay N25,000 for a mandatory COVID-19 test. Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, gave the directive for the scrapping of the policy of the COVID-19 test being a mandatory requirement for returning SS3 students and instructed that the “government laboratories carry […]
Nigerian Government Reopens Schools For WASSCE Candidates
In a bid to see schools re-open and Nigerian secondary school students in final year return to classes ahead of the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), scheduled to commence on August 17, 2020, the Federal Ministry of Education in a Virtual meeting alongside Honourable Commissioners of Education of the 36 states of […]
Airport Protocols You Should Know During this Pandemic
Since the lockdown, we have kept you abreast with all the major happenings in the tourism industry. But just in case we missed a few, we have compiled some random facts about travelling during this global pandemic. Read more about Travel and Tourism Resumption of international passenger flights is yet to be announced. According to […]
Iheanacho Nominated For Goal Of The Season Award
Leicester City FC of England and Super Eagles of Nigeria forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, has been nominated for Goal of the Season award for the Foxes. An official statement on Leicester City’s verified Twitter handle today, July 22, 2020, saw 12 goals nominated for the award with the Nigerian’s brilliant goal against Brentford in the […]
Road Transport Protocols for Interstate Travel
On June 29th 2020, the federal government announced the lifting of the interstate travel ban in Nigeria. For weeks we watched the NCAA roll out their airline protocols while FAAN listed COVID precautionary measures at airports. We have mentioned all these previously in this column, even after domestic flights resumed. Read more about Travel and […]
Slum2school: A Panacea To Nigeria’s Education Problems
Nigeria has recently been said to have some of the highest numbers of out of school children in the world at well over ten million persons. The rising poverty rates do not help as good education, like most good things, cost money. Government has consistently failed to give commensurate attention to the situation, hence, […]
Ministry Of Sports Working Towards The Resumption Of Sporting Activities
Nigerian Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has stated that it is eager and working towards the return of sporting activities in the country. It will be recalled that all activities related to sports in Nigeria have been on suspension since March and as other sectors are gradually returning to operation, the sports ministry […]
Nigerians In Sports: Oshoala Slams CAF For AWCON Cancellation
Following the decision of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to cancel the 2020 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON), Super Falcons of Nigeria and reigning Africa Women’s Footballer of the Year, Asisat Oshoala has expressed her disappointment at the decision of the African football ruling body. Oshoala who has won the AWCON on […]
IHS Nigeria Partners TechQuest STEM Academy To Deliver On COVID-19 Initiatives
IHS Nigeria, in partnership with TecQuest STEM Academy, will train 1000 teachers and students across Nigeria in July 2020 under its Mission-T Program. The one-month training will offer participants the digital skills required to offer technology-enabled solutions with a focus on initiatives that will mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Mission – T is a sustainability […]