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Battling Insecurity And Pandemic, Nigeria Struggles To Keep Children In School

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 20:03:24 +0000

Battling Insecurity And Pandemic, Nigeria Struggles To Keep Children In School By Kunle Adebajo Send an email Young Nigerian refugees draw during a UNICEF therapy programme in Borno in 2015. Photo: AFP/Philippe Desmazes Having the world’s highest number of extremely poor people means millions of people in Nigeria cannot afford to send their children to school. […]

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Expect a ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, WHO warns

Nigeria Security Digest — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 18:46:50 +0000

Expect a ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, WHO warns 6 months after declaring outbreak of the novel coronavirus a ‘public health emergency of international concern,’ global health body says risk posed by COVID-19 remains very high By Robin MILLARD, The Times of Israel (TOI) GENEVA (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic […]

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FCTA releases list of 7 COVID-19 testing centres in Abuja

Nigeria Security Digest — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 20:52:15 +0000

FCTA releases list of 7 COVID-19 testing centres in Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has released list of testing centres in Abuja for coronavirus. FCTA in a post on its official Twitter handle on Sunday, listed seven hospitals where COVID-19 test can be taken. Garki general and Nyanya hospital were listed among the […]

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Ebonyi Governor, Benue First Lady, son, others test positive for COVID-19

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 14:05:58 +0000

Ebonyi Governor, Benue First Lady, son, others test positive for COVID-19 The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has invaded two more Government Houses Friday with Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer Dave Umahi, along with his unnamed close aides, testing positive for the virus. In addition, Benue First Lady, Mrs Eunice Ortom, her son and some domestic staff have […]

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COVID-19: Governor Ortom goes into isolation as wife, son, SSG, Chief of Staff, Head of Staff, 30 others test positive

Nigeria Security Digest — Sat, 04 Jul 2020 13:56:58 +0000

COVID-19: Governor Ortom goes into isolation as wife, son, SSG, Chief of Staff, Head of Staff, 30 others test positive Governor of Benue State, Mr Samuel Ortom on Saturday announced that he is going into isolation as three of his top political appointees, Secretary to the State Government, Professor Tony Ijohor and Chief of […]

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Women and girls face greater dangers during COVID-19 pandemic, says Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Nigeria Security Digest — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:41:44 +0000

Women and girls face greater dangers during COVID-19 pandemic, says Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Essential sexual and reproductive health services must be maintained The COVID-19 pandemic is having potentially catastrophic secondary impacts on the health of women and girls around the world. Decisions made at every level of the response to the pandemic are […]

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WHO Clarifies Comment on Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread, says much still unknown

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 04:29:52 +0000

WHO Clarifies Comment on Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread, says much still unknown The World Health Organization on Tuesday clarified its comments earlier this week that transmission of the coronavirus by people who never developed symptoms is “very rare,” which drew skepticism from physicians and others across social media. Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, head of WHO’s emerging […]

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Churches/Mosques remain closed, despite reopening

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:27:14 +0000

Churches/Mosques remain closed, despite reopening By Madu Onuorah With the release of the safety advisory for Churches and Mosques across the country on how to contain the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) during regular religious services, the euphoria over the lifting of restrictions on places of worship has died down. The advisory was developed in liaison […]

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Breakdown of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria by LGAs

Nigeria Security Digest — Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:10:26 +0000

As Nigeria settles into the next phase of the lockdown relaxation, the federal government has expressed concern about the spike in infections across the country, especially with only 20 out of Nigeria’s 774 local government areas (LGAs) accounting for more than 50 per cent of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease […]

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Food Security: COVID-19 Pandemic To Hit Nigeria, Poorest Economies Harder–WFP

Nigeria Security Digest — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:24:07 +0000

World Food Programme (WFP) expert has warned that vulnerable nations including Nigeria may suffer economic effects, food insecurity from the Coronavirus Pandemic, according to reports by Anadolu Agency. As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 outbreak, millions in the poorest countries have become more vulnerable to the economic downturn and food insecurity, UN […]

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