COVID-19 shouldn’t shift attention from other ailments
COVID-19 is no doubt a pandemic that has continued to sap the energies of many nations in combating it.
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NJC sets up panel over COVID-19, sacks two judges – Daily TrustThe Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC) has constituted a 10-member panel to come up with measures to ensure the functioning of courts despite the lockdown and COVID-19 challenges. Members of the committee include Justices Olabode Rhodes-Vivour (Supreme Court) as Chairman, Monica Dongban-Mensem (Court of Appeal), John Tsoho (Federal High Court), B.B Kanyip (National Industrial Court), Ishaq …
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COVID-19 deaths rise to 1, 200 in Africa – WHO – Daily TrustThe World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa says the number of COVID-19 deaths in the WHO African Region has increased to 1, 200. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account WHOAFRO on Friday. “Over 27, 000 COVID-19 cases reported on the African continent – with over 7, 000 …
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COVID-19, Ramadan causing mass exodus of menial job seekers in Kaduna – Daily TrustLast Saturday, Malam Ibrahim Bilal was captured by a photographer cramming dozens of people, mainly youths and a few women and children into his long open articulated vehicle at Kasuwan Bacci. Despite an almost one month lockdown in Kaduna State to curtail the spread of COVID-19, Bilal had moved his passengers out of Kadunan without …
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Sokoto porous borders threaten battle against COVID-19 – Daily TrustThree heavily loaded motorcycles had left a trail of dust on their way as they sped along the vast expanse of land that adjoins the Nigeria/Niger boundary in Illela town of Sokoto, North-West, Nigeria. “These are people who use illegal routes in and out of Sokoto. It is one of the about 300 porous routes …
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