May 8, 2026
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Covid-19: Cases on the rise, but testing falls below expectations

By The Insight Team 652
By Ifah Ele Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari, on April 27, 2020 ordered the ease of lockdown in three major high-infection states in the country. The three states, Lagos, FCT, and Ogun, had been on lockdown since March 30. This decision was as a result of the impact the lockdown had on the economy. In his […]Continue Reading
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10 Takeaway from Buhari’s second speech on Covid-19

By The Insight Team 855
 92% of all identified contacts with Covid-19 positive persons has been identified. Testing capacity doubled – 1,500 tests could be conducted daily 7,000 health care workers trained in ‘infection prevention and control’ Health care workers across all the treatment centers have been provided with the personal protective equipment NCDC team deployed in 19 out of […]Continue Reading
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[Intelligence] Covid-19 Expenditure and 2020 Health Budget

By The Insight Team 814
Nigeria’s federal and state governments have been on a spending spree to frustrate the spread of coronavirus. Imperative as the spending is, it has raised concerns about the fate of the 2020 health budget. With several health challenges like poor primary healthcare delivery, high maternal mortality rate, poor immunization of children, deaths due to typhoid […]Continue Reading

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[My Covid-19 Diary] Day 3 – Breakfast without bread in a blackout

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By Theophilus Abbah Blanket blackout, darkness, sweats and fatigue ruled and ruined the night before Tuesday, March 31, when life would grind to a halt and the curse, we, Abuja residents, feared most would be unleashed to drench and drown us. Blackout, because electricity supply had become so unreliable that both government and the governed […]Continue Reading
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10 Main Points in Buhari’s Covid-19 Speech

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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 The Insight Team 809
  ‘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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