Experts are concerned that monies and materials donated by individuals and companies, to the Federal and State Governments, towards effective containment of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are not being appropriately accounted for. The situation has generated a number of questions. How…
Like many Nigerian undergraduates, 22-year-old Tunde Kore is facing the challenge of unexpectedly switching to online classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 300-level student of the Lagos State University said online classes are not meant for the poor, especially…
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……As Pregnant women seek review of lockdown restrictions in Rivers. The strange COVID:19 virus which is ravaging many countries across the globe appears to have taken a severe toll on pregnant women. Given the present challenges and government responses to…
Against the backdrop of an initial shaky response to COVID-19, thanks to three testing laboratories and even more sample collection outlets, COVID-19 testing has now become more accessible to citizens of Kano state At the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak…
Sixty-five year-old Oluwabukola Ilesanmi is the proprietress of Achievers Garden Nursery and Primary School in Abeokuta, Ogun State. She had run the school relatively smoothly since she established it 14 years ago. But since the Nigerian government closed all schools…
One in 10 children is a child with disability and according to UNICEF, COVID-19 will likely “disproportionally affect those children with pre-existing vulnerabilities.” Adie Vanessa OFFIONG looks at what it has been like for families and caregivers of such children, since the…
With about 2.6 billion people around the world said to be on one form of lockdown or the other, the possibility of individuals experiencing diverse symptoms such as anxiety, hallucination, and apprehension is expected. This story takes a look at…
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