Oyo State on Thursday said it had recorded one more COVID-19 death and 56 confirmed new cases. Gov. Seyi Makinde, who made the announcement in his twitter handle, monitored in Ibadan, said the incident had brought the total number of deaths in Oyo State to nine. He said that COVID-19 confirmation tests for 56 suspected cases on Wednesday, came back positive. According to him, 14 cases are from Saki West LGA, nine from Oluyole LGA,...
Like other crimes that go unreported, rape is almost unreported to formal agencies of social control in Nigeria due to trust gap, associated stigma against victims, fear of re-victimization, cultural barrier, religious sentiments, and powerlessness of the victims in the pursuit of justice. ──Blessing Williams Many would not have thought that the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in China in December 2019 and its subsequent global spread would have devastating effects on the already worsened gender-based...
A German slaughterhouse business on Wednesday reported that 400 of its workers had tested positive for the novel coronavirus since the beginning of this week. There have been a handful of coronavirus outbreaks in meat-processing plants and slaughterhouses across Germany. Concerns have been raised about the working and living conditions of meat industry workers, many of whom are temporary labourers from Eastern Europe. Out of the 500 tests conducted on workers in slaughterhouses and meat-processing...
The Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force says it has recorded 54 new cases of the disease as announced by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Dr. Inodu Apoku, Deputy Chairman of COVID-19 Task Force, said during a press briefing on Wednesday in Yucaipa that out of the 54 cases, eight were health professionals. Apoku, also Permanent Secretary, Bayelsa Ministry of Health, said the 54 cases were from its over 300 pending samples of COVID -19...
The Bauchi State Government on Wednesday announced the slashing of its 2020 fiscal year budget from N167 billion to N128 billion to meet the new realities occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Aminu Gamawa, said at a news conference in Bauchi that the decision was as a result of the negative impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on the state’s economy. He said that the new budget...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan branch, has cautioned the Oyo State Government against reopening of schools for Primary 6, JSS 3 and SS3 classes in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov. Seyi Makinde had on Monday ordered schools to reopen on June 29 for Primary 6, JSS 3 and SS3 classes in the state. The governor also directed mosques and churches to reopen and all categories of workers to resume work...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 31 COVID-19 related deaths, the highest number of fatalities since the pandemic broke out on Feb 27, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The centre also confirmed 490 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17,148. The NCDC announced this on its official Twitter handle. It said that, as at June 16, 2020, the new cases were recorded in 16 states...
BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital — a sharp pullback for the nation that declared victory over the virus in March and a warning for the rest of the world about how tenacious this virus really is. New infections spiked in India, Iran and U.S. states including Florida,...
The Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 in the state bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 76. While 44 cases are still on admission, 27 have been discharged and 5 deaths in Enugu State. The new 19 cases were confirmed barely two days after 22 cases were confirmed. In Nigeria, 490 new confirmed cases were recorded as on 16th of June, 2020 bringing the...
Following an open letter addressed to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) asking it to not force Corps Members back to the orientation camp, the Corps has said it was a responsible organisation which prioritises the safety of Corps Members. Responding, the Management of the NYSC admitted that the open letter expressed ‘genuine concern’ but noted that it did not consider facts on ground. “It is imperative to state that the National Youth Service Corps...
