The Federal Government has announced the postponement of the National Sports Festival scheduled for Edo State.
This was disclosed on Twitter by the Minister for Youth and Sport, Sunday Dare.
This comes after Nigeria confirmed its third case of coronavirus which was brought in by a 30-year old lady from the UK.
Sunday Dare tweeted: “Following the briefing of Mr. President from myself and the Minister of State for Health on COVID 19, Mr. President approved the immediate postponement of Edo Sports festival to a future date
“President Mohammadu Buhari approves the postponement of the National Sports Festival Edo 2020 as a precautionary move against COVID-19 spread.”