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The Director General of the World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreysus, has declared the coronavirus outbreak is “time for humility”, echoing the 2020 prophecy of Nigerian cleric TB Joshua. On Monday 18th May 2020, Ghebreyesus, whilst addressing world leaders who had gathered for the first virtual session of the World Health Assembly amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, announced, “If this virus ...

The COVID-19 crisis has exposed devastating gaps in social protection coverage in developing countries, and recovery will only be sustained and future crises prevented if they can transform their ad hoc crisis response measures into comprehensive social protection systems, according to new analysis from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Two briefing papers released by the ILO warn that the current ...

…AS FCTA RELEASES GUIDELINES ON EASING OF LOCKDOWN IN THE FCT TO BE ENFORCED BY ALL SECURITY AGENCIES The FCTA will enforce rigorously the guidelines regulating the easing of the lockdown in the FCT as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the Territory. In his message to the residents of the FCT, announcing the new guidelines, ...

…Challenges NCDC on Testing Capacity as There Could Be Shocking “Dark Figures” on COVID-19 Infection The Street Reporters Newspaper presents a strongly worded and data-laden open letter from the International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) to the Director General, Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu on the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and need for ...

The Enugu State Ministry of Health further recommends the following to the good people of the state as part of the precautionary measures to contain Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): 1. Stay at home as much as you can. 2. Use a clean cloth mask daily if you have to go out. 3. Do not touch the front of the mask while ...

Controversies have continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s distribution of COVID-19 lockdown palliatives as items sent to all states in the South West of Nigeria were said to have included rotten rice. Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Oyo states, The Street Reporters Newspaper learnt, were set to return to rotten rice to the Federal Government while Lagos State Government, reports ...

International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety), has written a strongly worded letter to the Nigerian Army and Police authorities demanding immediate investigation into an alleged shocking and startling revelations concerning the criminal activities of stationed or drafted soldiers and policemen who openly and shamelessly undermined the Government efforts at controlling the spread of COVID-19 by engaging ...

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has published a 4-page advisory on the right use of masks for Nigerians without respiratory symptoms associated with Coronavirus disease. The right use of masks has been a major area of misconception, even among the elites in the society. The Street Reporters Newspaper present the advisory on the use of masks: Background Since ...

…Governor Yahaya Moves to Prevent Community Transmission, Enforce Compliance in Gombe Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has announced the confirmation of five index cases of Coronavirus in the state, introducing more stringent measures to curb spread of the disease. The Governor gave the confirmation while addressing members of the press shortly before a meeting with the state traditional ...

….Beyond Borders Closure, SERG Wants Regional #COVID19 Intervention Fun Established In view of the increasing number of confirmed cases of #COVID19 in the country, the five governors of the South East of Nigeria have been advised to take more drastic steps to safeguard the region by closing all their state borders. Worried by the plight of ordinary citizens in the ...

The International Society for Civil Liberties & Rule of Law (Intersociety) has said the Nigerian Security Forces High Commands and the National Rights Commission are shedding crocodile tears concerning the reported extra-judicial killing or killing outside the law of 21 defenseless citizens across the country. This they said in a statement issued on Friday and signed by its four principal ...