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lockdown: workers stone police in protest

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2020 0

Hundreds of migrant workers in India’s western state of Gujarat have clashed for a second day with authorities, hurling stones at police trying to enforce a lockdown to stem the spread of coronavirus. Protesters took to the streets in the city of Surat on Saturday, a day after residents in

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Italy to ease a number of lock down

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2020 0

Italy is set to ease a number of coronavirus-related restrictions from May 4, permitting more outdoor sports and exercise, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte says. Conte made the announcement in Rome while presenting the government’s plan for the gradual reopening of the country after weeks of strict lockdown measures to slow the spread of the novel […]

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Lockdown: NGO decries surge in sexual abuse cases

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

The Amazing Amazon Initiative, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), says  that there has been a surge in the reports of sexual and domestic  abuses her organisation has received since the start of the lock down. The Founder of the NGO, Mrs Mercy Makinde, said this while speaking with  the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos […]

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Kaduna govt. sets up mobile courts to try violators of lockdown order

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2020 0

The Kaduna State Government on Friday said it had set up mobile courts to try violators of its lockdown order. The state’s Solicitor-General, Chris Umar, in a letter dated April 22, to the Chief Registrar of Kaduna State High Court, said the decision was taken by the State Executive Council to enforce the executive order. […]

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COVID-19: Expert suggests measures to handle depression during lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2020 0

A public health professional, Dr Jennifer Braimah, on Thursday counselled Nigerians to be selective of news they digest as measures to deal with depression during the COVID-19 lockdown. Braimah, also the Chief Executive Officer, Intensive Rescue Foundation International (IRFI), an NGO, gave this counsel during a tweet chat on the correlation of Female Genital Mutilation

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NMA: Lagos doctors urge provision of adequate protective wears

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2020 0

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Lagos State Government to provide adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for its health personnel fighting to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The State Chairman of the association, Dr Saliu Oseni, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday […]

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Coronavirus lockdown: Public safety over legal quibbling

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2020 0

Coronavirus is biting nations hard. Across the globe, the number of infections rises daily; lives and nations are being torn apart. Global cases exceed one million mark with over 50,000 deaths. In Nigeria, COVID-19 cases had risen close to 200. The daily increase is worrisome. If we do not quickly arrest the rate of increase, […]

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COVID-19: NULGE urges FG to extend lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 8 April 2020 0

…insists two weeks not enough for contact tracing Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has called on the Federal Government to further extend the two weeks lockdown to allow enough time for contact tracing of all cases.  The NULGE President, Ibrahim Khaleel, in an interview with Journalists maintained that the initial two weeks is […]

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Lock-down: Kano transport agency impounds 35 vehicles

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2020 0

Kano – Kano State Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), says it has impounded 35 vehicles over violation of the restriction on movement of persons on the state’s boundaries following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Nabilusi Abubakar, Public Relations Officer of KAROTA, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Abubakar said that the vehicles, which […]