BREAKING: Federal Government Okays full reopening of schools ( see details)

The Federal Government says state governments and school administrators should start making preparations for the full reopening of schools in the country.

However, the Federal Government announced the resumption of graduating pupils effective August 4, 2020, to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination from August 17, 2020, through September 12, 2020.

But speaking on Thursday, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, said the task force recommends phased return of students.

Aliyu said, “For educational institutions which include daycare, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. Educational institutions should begin the process of working towards potentially reopening within this phase.

“However, we strongly recommend that states conduct risk assessment to ensure all schools are at a level of compliance and create a monitoring mechanism to assess, create, and monitor this level of preparedness.

“Meanwhile, all daycares and educational institutions are to remain closed to in-classes until this level of risk is assessed. And if there will be opening of schools, it must be staged and preferably carried out in phases to ensure that this does not pose a risk to the general public and in particular to vulnerable groups that might end up getting infected by students going back home.”

BDCs Want Forex Profit Margin Reviewed

Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, on Wednesday, said the profit margin on the new fixed rate on the exchange market being implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was too small.

President of the association, Aminu Gwadabe, at a webinar for the operators, called on the CBN to review the profit margin.

Daily Trust reports that with effect from Monday, September 7, 2020, the CBN would begin to sell dollars to the BDCs at a fixed rate of N384 to the dollar while they are expected to sell to their customers at N386.

Gwadabe noted that the BDC operators would find it difficult to break even.

“The challenge that we are facing is the smaller margin.

“Right now, the parallel market is doing about N430 and our pegged rate is N386 to the dollar.

“So, we still see a gap between the advised exchange rate of N386 by the CBN and what is obtainable presently in the market.

“We are asking the CBN to please look at this and review it for us.”

Gwadabe also urged the CBN to allow for the use of virtual documentation which he said would help in curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying COVID-19 is still very much around.

“That is what we are also requesting as part of measure to curb the spread of Covid-19.”

He warned members to always operate in accordance with the rules and guidelines of the business.

“Do not sell foreign exchange to unauthorized persons. Our members, in the past, have been sanctioned for selling to unauthorized buyers.”

Source: Daily Trust

COVID-19: Principals Say FCT Schools Ready For Reopening

Principals of secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) said safety measures have been put in place for students to resume classes.

The president, All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), FCT chapter, Alhaji Abdulkarim Abdulrahman, who made the statement, stressed that principals were satisfied with the arrangements put in place by the FCT Administration to ensure that students did not contract coronavirus when they resume.

He spoke during the distribution of 10,000 units of three-in-one protective equipment against COVID-19 for students across the FCT at Government Secondary School, Garki, Abuja.

Alhaji Abdulkarim insisted that principals were prepared for reopening as safety guidelines had been put in place.

“Coronavirus is not a threat to FCT schools because the principals have braced up for reopening of schools, especially with the necessary provisions by the administration.

“We are happy and set for commencement of classes because the FCT Administration, through the Education Secretariat has provided all the necessary medical materials needed to ensure safety in the schools,” he said.

He explained that the items, which were donated by Kas Arts Service Limited, would be shared based on zones and across schools under the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), Secondary Education Board (SEB) and Science and Technology.

According to the breakdown, schools under UBEB got 600 cartons of nose masks, sanitizer and face shields.

Northern NBA Branches Disown New NBA

Chairmen of the various branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the north have dissociated themselves from the newly formed NBA created by a splinter group of lawyers from the region.

In a communique after the meeting between lawyers from the zone and the new NBA President, Olumide Akpata, Wednesday, the lawyers pledged their support for the new president of the association and national officers.

In the communique, which was read by the chairman of the Arewa Lawyers Forum, Elisha Kurah, the region expressed confidence that the NBA under the leadership of Olumide Akpata would surmount these challenges and birth an all-inclusive Bar that would work for all Lawyers in Nigeria regardless of any part of the divide one might belong to.

Yahoo boy runs mad after refusing to use his mom as ritual

It so pathetic how a man ran mad after he refused to use his mom as the next ritual. Well, I don't know whether to pity him or we say that serves him right.

When they say you shouldn't go into it, we won't hear. Any one who does what they've never done before, he'll definitely see what has not been seen before. Well, there's nothing new under the heavens. And just in how a man ran mad after he refused to use his mom as ritual.

According to the short minute video cited, the man just ran mad. The woman in the video said he's a yahoo and he has refused to use his mom as ritual. The consequence was madness for him. In the video, the man said they should leave him alone and that he wouldn't use his mom for rituals.

This is a lesson for us and the potential yahoo boys out there. There would always be and end to everything,and the end of being a yahoo boy is really very bad. Why go into it then.

May God help us.

Watch the video here.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEn7CFLHngx/?igshid=1z16ltc4ux7j

Nollywood Actor Bolanle Ninalowo Surprises his wife with a house in Lagos

Nollywood actor, Bolanle Ninalowo also known as Makanaki has decided to gift his beautiful wife a house in Lagos.

According to the Talented Actor through his Instagram post that the house was a promise kept by the housing company that signed him as a brand ambassador

See his post below;

“They said it, and they did it . I was promised a within a year of being the company’s brand ambassador and here we are 9months later and am giving this one to @queennino_b straight up.

“God bless @dnjproperty

“God bless you

Don’t Take Yourself Off The Market For A Man Who Is Still Shopping” – Actress Onyii Alex Advises Ladies

Nigerian actress, Onyii Alex has taken to Instagram to pen down an advice for her female fans on social media.

The curvy actress advised ladies to stop clinging to a man who is obviously not into them, or not interested in taking the relationship to another level.

According to the actress, ladies should be wise enough to know when to take themselves off the market, and focus on their lovers.

She advised ladies not to claim being in a relationship with a man who is still searching for another lady to hook up with.

“Don’t take yourself off the market for a man who is still shopping. Should I increase the volume?”,
She wrote.

BBNaija2020: My Mum And Mother-in-law Love Laycon – Actress Bimbo Afolayan Tells Eniola Ajao

Bimbo Afolayan has disclosed on her Instagram page that her household is filled with BBNaija lovers. The Nigerian actress while addressing Eniola Ajao in a post she shared, admitted the musician and Erica are her favourites.

If you recall, Eniola Ajao asked her fans to save Kiddwaya from eviction since he is the “only true friend Erica got in that house”. If you missed that story, you can read it right here!

Anyway, back to Bimbo Afolayan, she wrote;

“@eniola_ajao

Baby mapami these are my own 2 favourite!!!

Na the two of them I choose ooooo!!!!

My mum and my mum inlaw love Laycon!

My whole house is full of big brother thinging!

Make i dey vote oooooooo!!!!!!

Laycon na child of grace!

Erica na my beauty queen and am so in”.

Wonderful Reunion As Davido, Wizkid, Naira Marley, Zlatan Ibile And Other Celebrities Party Together (Photos)

Ayo is a well known Nigerian Photoshop artist, he is well known because of his editing skills and has once gotten a whooping sum of one million naira from Davido after he photoshopped him with Wizkid. That changed his life and gave him fame.

The talented young man has done another wonderful job in editing Nigerian Celebrities together in a new photo. Celebrities like Davido, Olamide, Cubana Chief priest, Wizkid, Don Jazzy, Naira Marley, Zlatan Ibile, Poco Lee amd so many others where they are having fun, drinking and eating together.

Popular Nigerian Us-based blogger Tunde Ednut took it to his Official Instagram handle to post this picture and he captioned it “People plenty for this party oo …David collect chicken from Wizkid abeg… No social Distancing here oo”. The photo has gone viral on Instagram.

No social Distancing here oo”. The photo has gone viral on Instagram.

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Reactions As Lexus Jeep Driven By 13 Years Old Boy Rammed A Honda Car In Abuja

According to Gidi_Traffic today, an accident has occurred on Shehu shagari road in Abuja, where a Lexus jeep which was driven by a young teenager of 13, rammed into an Honda car and caused a lot of drama between the owners.

To the extent of damages between these two cars have been so much that it would take a lot of money to fix. According to Gidi_Traffic, thus has left so many people talking as they ask how and why would anyone let a young teenager drive all by himself to causing this destruction.

This would take a lot of time to settle and possibly involve the police if not settled amicably.

The extent of damages between these two cars have been so much that it would take a lot of money to fix. According to Gidi_Traffic, thus has left so many people talking as they ask how and why would anyone let a young teenager drive all by himself to causing this destruction.

This would take a lot of time to settle and possibly involve the police if not settled amicably.

However, here are some of the reactions made by Nigerians on Twitter to this issue:

NCDC announces 4 deaths, 216 fresh COVID-19 infections

The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3 had continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country.

It disclosed that the new infections were recorded in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The NCDC stated that of the 216 new cases, Plateau had the highest number with 59, followed by Rivers, Abia, and Lagos which had 27, 22, and 20 respectively.

Others were Oyo – 18, Enugu – 17, Kaduna – 11, FCT – 11, Ogun – 10, Ebonyi – four, Osun – four, Ekiti – four, Delta – three, Edo – three, Akwa Ibom – two, and Bauchi – one.

The health agency said that this brought the total number of infections in the country since its first index case in February, 2020 to 54,463.

It noted that those who had lost the their lives to the virus in country increased by four, raising the death toll of infections to 1,027.

The health agency also said that the number of recoveries in the country increased to 42,439 after 429 more patients were successfully treated and discharged from various isolation centres in the country.

It added that as at Monday, Nigeria had a total of 10,997, recoveries.

NCDC stated that this represented 20.19 per cent of the total confirmed cases with 77.92 per cent recoveries and 1.88 per cent deaths recorded.

Meanwhile, the health agency noted that the success of the public health response to COVID-19 was not dependent only on the efforts at the national level.

It said it was also dependent on the actions of various communities and individuals to adapt the messages and solutions to their local context.

“One good thing from Nigeria’s polio experience is a well developed vaccine delivery mechanism.

“What we now need to do is ensure we have the right data on immunity levels of our population to guide decision making around prioritisation within our context,” it said

Source: News Agency Of Nigeria

Landlord in tears after tenant destroyed his property when he gave her quit notice

A landlord broke down in tears when he saw the state his previous tenant left his house in after he asked her to vacate his property.

The landlord is heard sounding distressed as he goes around his house, inspecting the damage done to his property.

He is heard crying in deep agony as he says that he works hard to take care of his children only for his tenant to destroy his house.

He said he never gave the tenant any problems and didn’t care about what she was doing in the house, as long as she kept his house in good condition. However, because he asked her to pay the rent she owes, she destroyed his property.

The man expressed his anger in the video and said it will cost him so much to repair the damage done to the house.

While still crying, he swore that he’ll “kill” the former tenant if he sees her.

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