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[Covid-19: My lockdown diary] Day 1: A ghostly spectacle after unusual Sunday worship

By Theophilus Abbah March 31, 2020 172 0

By Theophilus Abbah President Muhammadu Buhari’s much-delayed and anxiously-awaited authoritative speech on Covid-19, delivered on Sunday, March 29, locked down Abuja, Lagos and Ogun from Monday, March 30. That’s for millions who wake up at sunrise and retire to bed at sunset in these cities. But as for me and the multitude to whom the […]Continue Reading

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Shutting down population movement will not extinguish the Coronavirus epidemics- World Health Organization

By Ele Ifah Sunday March 31, 2020 173 0

The World Health Organization (WHO) has condemned the lockdown of countries in curtailing the spread of COVID19. In a statement by the Director-General of WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it said that: “We understand that countries are trying to assess when and how they will be able to ease these measures. The answer depends on […]Continue Reading

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‘How they survived Covid-19’

By Theophilus Abbah March 30, 2020 206 0

As Covid-19 pandemic is ruining the lives of thousands of persons across the world, some survivors are telling their stories, which span the signs and symptoms of the virus attack, quality of medical support they received, the height of fear they suffered, some common social and health solutions, and how they eventually recovered from the […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19 in Nigeria: Cislac Demands Total Accountability of Donated Funds (Press Release)

By Theophilus Abbah March 30, 2020 219 0

While the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/ Transparency International in Nigeria commends and appreciates the ongoing donations by indigenous groups towards the combating the COVID-2019 virus pandemic and its socio-economic impacts, we at the same time, call for total accountability of the utilisation and distribution of funds. As we welcome the recent Continue Reading

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10 Main Points in Buhari’s Covid-19 Speech

By Theophilus Abbah March 30, 2020 185 0

Whole instrument of government mobilized to tackle pandemic Covid-19 has no cure to date Three preventive measures are (i) regular hygiene (ii) sanitary practice (iii) social distancing N15 billion set aside as response Citizens in Lagos, FCT and Ogun should stay at home Air travels suspended Relief materials for satellite towns in Lagos and Abuja […]Continue Reading

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Benue ‘strange’ illness: No test results after 2 months; death toll now 16

By Ele Ifah Sunday March 24, 2020 196 0

  ‘Bacteria count in the water was high’ I n January, this year, the Oye-Obi rural community of Igede-speaking natives in Obi Local Government Area of Benue State, came under surveillance by health officials after an ‘unknown ailment’ reportedly caused the deaths in the area. At least, 16 people have been reported dead but villagers […]Continue Reading

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Covid-19 simplified, by Yoweri Museveni.

By Ele Ifah Sunday March 24, 2020 148 0

President Yoweri Museveni. Countrymen and Countrywomen, Greetings to you all. Today, I have come to address you on the issue of the Corona virus, abbreviated as Covid19.  They call it corona because, under the micro-scope, it looks like a crown (ekiruunga, engure).  This is a new virus but it belongs to the family of the […]Continue Reading

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Coronavirus: To secure IDP camps, Zulum summons UN agencies, government multi-stakeholders to Borno’s emergency response plan

By Ele Ifah Sunday March 19, 2020 153 0

…No cause for alarm To prevent spread of Coronavirus with potential for wild-fire effect at internally displaced persons’ camps, Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has convened a multi-stakeholder meeting in Maiduguri which adopted a response plan. The meeting which held today, Thursday, in Maiduguri, was attended by senior officials of the World Health Continue Reading

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Coronavirus: myths, facts and issues in Africa

By Ele Ifah Sunday March 13, 2020 200 0

Some African countries do not have testing capacity for the COVID-19. Out of 54 countries in Africa, only 37 of these countries have testing capacities for the virus. Seventeen other countries have no capacity to conduct tests for coronavirus, according to New Scientist. The publication said further that most of the reported and confirmed cases […]Continue Reading

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How to deal with economic fallout of Coronavirus

By Theophilus Abbah March 6, 2020 164 0

…Roles of CBN, Ministry of Finance Apart from being a health challenge, Coronavirus is taking its toll on the economy of many countries, including Nigeria. For instance, capital markets have been plummeting, with a huge loss as high as 10 per cent, in the last few weeks. Many economies are not functioning effectively, as supply […]Continue Reading

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[Health] How to prevent Corona virus

By Ele Ifah Sunday February 28, 2020 211 0

On February 27, 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health confirmed the first case of the corona virus in Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said in a statement that an Italian citizen who worked in Nigeria returned from Italy on February 25, 2020 and tested positive for the virus. Here are some tips […]Continue Reading

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18 party outfits so good you won’t flake on plans

By Editor December 25, 2019 101 0

Fun, as you might imagine, was not how I would describe this adventure. Awesome? Yes. Fun? No. N.O. No way. But would I do it again? If I could rewind to that moment when the alarm went off at 4:30 a.m. to throw on clothes, grab our packs and trek up that mountain, would I? […]Continue Reading