Nigeria, July 26 -- Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged young Nigerians to seize the opportunity of the COVID-19 pandemic to change the course of human history by proffering solutions to problems.

Mr Osinbajo stated this on Saturday at the virtual valedictory service for graduating students of Edgewood College, Lagos.

In a statement released by his spokesperson, Laolu Akande, on Saturday, Mr Osinbajo said, "No matter how you look at it, you are unique. The game changed in your generation, you are certainly a class of game changers. The point with any opportunity is that it must be seized if you are to benefit from it, which is why you must never take your place in history for granted. There is always a divine reason for it."

He told...