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January 5, 2021 Federal Government Has No Plan To Impose Another COVID-19 Lockdown- Lai Mohammed

Federal Government Has No Plan To Impose Another COVID-19 Lockdown- Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has no plans to impose another COVID-19 lockdown even as the country is experiencing a second wave of the pandemic.

This was revealed by the minister of the information and culture, Alhaji LAI MOHAMMED, while addressing the press in Lagos.

MOHAMMED said the government is taking this decision because the economic and social implications will be difficult.

LAI MOHAMMED also condemned the predictions by several groups, saying Nigeria would not become a failed state but would rise to become a more respected member of the comity of nations.

January 5, 2021 Lagos Orders Schools To Resume January 18

Lagos Orders Schools To Resume January 18

The Lagos State Government has ordered all public and private schools in the state to reopen for the second term of 2020/21 academic session from Monday, January 18, 2021.

Commissioner for Education, Mrs FOLASADE ADEFISAYO, announced this in a statement by the Head, Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, KAYODE ABAYOMI.

In the statement titled, ‘All public and private schools in Lagos State to resume 18th January 2021’, schools were also asked to make virtual learning available.

She said this was in line with the Federal Government’s directive coupled with the second wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The statement also said all schools to make efforts to comply with all the outlined COVID-19 requirements for resumption of schools.

 

January 4, 2021 Former Vice-Chancellor Of UNILAG Dies At The Age Of 71

Former Vice-Chancellor Of UNILAG Dies At The Age Of 71

Prof. OYEWUSI IBIDAPO-OBE, has died at the age of 71.

There are reports that he died of COVID-19 yesterday in Lagos.

The Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, UNILAG branch, Dr DELE ASHIRU, who confirmed his death, said that he will greatly be missed in the education sector.

Yes, he is dead. We got the sad news this evening. He is a distinguished scholar, a seasoned university administrator whose death remains a very big loss to the Nigerian university system and indeed the Nigerian society,” he added.

ABOUT Prof. OYEWUSI IBIDAPO-OBE

He was a distinguished Professor of Systems Engineering and a former Vice-Chancellor (2000 – 2007) of the University of Lagos.

Prof. OYEWUSI was the Pro-Chancellor of the Technical University, Ibadan.

He happened to be the President of the Nigerian Academy of Science from 2009 to 2013.

Ibidapo-Obe attended the University of Lagos from 1968 – 1971 and was awarded a Bachelor of Science [B. Sc (Hons)] degree in Mathematics 1st Class Honours Division.

He was married to Olusola (with children and grandchildren) and held the prestigious traditional title of the Apeluwa of Ile-Ife. He was conferred with the national honour of the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) by the Nigerian Government in 2004.

He had several consulting services on Science, Technology including Human Resource Development to the United Nations and several of its agencies (UNDP, UNESCO, ILO et al) as well as the World Bank.

Ibidapo-Obe was invested in 2004 with the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Science and Academy of Engineering, Nigerian Computer Society and Mathematical Association of Nigeria. He was elected Fellow of the African Academy of Science as well as The World Academy of Science in 2010 and was the Vice President of NASAC (Network of African Science Academies) (2011 – 2013).

May his soul rest in peace.

January 4, 2021 Nigeria Has Crossed 89,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Just As It Recorded 576 Fresh Infections

Nigeria Has Crossed 89,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Just As It Recorded 576 Fresh Infections

The new infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control's latest figures showed, were confirmed in 14 and the Federal Capital Territory, taking the total cases to 89,163.

Nigeria's COVID-19 epicentre, Lagos had the highest number of persons infected with the virus for the day under review with  277 fresh cases trailed by the FCT – 90; Oyo – 51; Nasarawa – 49; Sokoto – 23; Anambra – 14;  Bauchi – 11;  Imo – 11; Kano – 11; Edo – 10 and  Plateau -10.

 

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