Lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers in Kano remains a major bottleneck in the campaign against COVID-19 in the state In the last few weeks, social and traditional media in Nigeria had been awash with reports of…
Halting the spread of COVID-19 requires more discipline especially with lapses in interstate border movement between Kebbi, Yobe and Ebonyi states. In order to break the circle of transmission, there is need to monitor interstate border travels through monitoring and…
The COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for an overhaul of Nigeria’s health system, which in the past has constantly been on the front burner. This also presents the opportunity for a comprehensive reform of the sector which could guide against…
To curtail the cycle of community tramission of COVID-19 in NIgeria, the World Health Organisation and the Nigeria Centre for DIsease Control social distancing guideline needs to be scaled up to the level of adherence at all levels with proper…
Inadequate welfare packages, including hazard allowances, provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), among other essential needs for health workers in Nigeria have become critical concerns that are forcing some of them into seeking safer and better alternatives. Daily Trust drew…
Social distancing is a major factor to containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Since April 2nd, 2020 TOBORE OVUORIE has been interacting with several persons who fall under the overlooked group in Nigeria: single mothers. She writes it is a unique situation…
The differences in face masks, a type of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), its use as a means of preventing person-to-person transmission, and the business angle of PPEs were examined in this report.
With over 22 million people in Lagos, housing shortage and deficits keeps increasing as two-third of Lagos population live in informal accommodation, slums, shops, bus stops and parks. The report shows that housing shortage in Lagos could be a harbinger…
rices of staple food have been on the increase in major markets in Bauchi and some northern states as governments lockdown their borders, shutdown businesses and impose full or partial restriction of peoples’ movement. WikkiTimes’ Investigation in Bauchi and two…
As COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, there is one thing we know for certain: In order to fight the spread of the virus, we must be vigilant in washing our hands and maintaining good hygiene. But what happens when you…
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