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Gender rights activists report that the crisis of COVID-19 has revealed the underlying gender inequities among many Africans. Judicaelle Irazoke, Ethiopian feminist, former European Commission Young Leader and the Executive Director of Choose Yourself, released a Twitter statement connecting the pandemic to the lack of gender rights. She said: “We knew this pandemic was going […]
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The national outcry against sexual violence in Nigeria has prompted women to express concerns for their safety at home and other spaces where they should feel secure. A recent NOIpolls survey shows that sexual assault often happens at home, with survivours usually knowing who their assaulters are. Hauwa Usman, a policy analyst living alone, says, […]
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The Governor of Abia State, Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, has called for a new phase of increased testing for COVID-19 to reach 10 per cent of the population in the state, saying stigmatization of those who have contracted the virus is contributing to the hesitancy by people to test. In a release, the governor said: […]
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With the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdowns across the globe, health experts warn that slow and steady restrictions must be implemented to curb increases in the virus infection. They advise that extensive contact tracing and widespread testing be carried out to contain the spread of the virus. Gregory Poland, Director of Mayo Clinic’s Vaccine Research Group […]
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The recent National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report shows that more women sustain their households with farming than they do with other vocations requiring formal education. Yet, the numbers show that women still lag behind men in the agricultural sector. The report stated that women contributed 37.75 per cent of the agricultural labour force, with […]
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Following shortages in the supply of face masks to check the spread of COVID-19, Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and businesses have stepped in to fill the gaps and make the commodity available for public use. While the NGOs are involved in philanthropy, business people, such as tailors, are taking advantage to earn income. The Presidential Task […]
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Although the government wanted a gradual easing of the lockdown over the COVID-19 pandemic, many Nigerians in Lagos and Abuja on Monday flooded the streets and public places in total disregard of advice on measures to check the spread of the virus. In some places, such as banks, markets and bus stops, people, many of […]
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Agricultural experts have expressed fear that food security might be threatened in Nigeria due to the viral COVID-19 pandemic. They pointed out that the agricultural infrastructure had been weakened over the years. Chijioke Ndem, an agriculture expert, said that with the planting season underutilised, production would be slow as farmers navigate shortages and movement restrictions. […]
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The Nigeria Police Force headquarters on Monday made a massive deployment of personnel to the Lagos and Ogun State axis where communities have set up vigilance groups to deal with incessant robbery attacks. The measure thus confirmed HumAngle reports on clashes between vigilantes and robbers in the area, especially since the lockdown over COVID-19. Residents […]
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The main purpose of the lockdown and social distancing is to flatten the coronavirus spread curve. Since the virus is spread through physical contact, limiting the same will reduce its chance of spreading. This is clear and the reason government locked down Lagos and Abuja for 14 days starting from March 31. The order was […]
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Ima Akpabio called the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) hotline to report her exposure to foreigners from an at risk country in respect of the coronavirus pandemic. She took the necessary social distancing precautions and began working remotely. “I knew I had been exposed and was a risk to those around me. I tried […]
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, at least 576 Nigerians were violently killed in attacks in the past two weeks, according to data from the Nigeria Security Tracker (NST). The NST, which reports violent incidents across the country, stated that the deaths occurred between March 21 and April 3. It stated that the deaths […]
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