Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has welcomed efforts by a team of Nigerian professors and scientists investigating the effectiveness of, and roles that Ivermectin drug can play in the treatment of the Coronavirus disease.
by Taiye Agbaje
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected every sector of the country’s economy, including the justice sector.
Since the first confirmed case on Feb. 27, 2020, in Lagos, with the attendant lockdown that led to loss of jobs, closure of many businesses, inflation, recession, among others, the Federal Government had not relented in its effort at curbing its spread.
Of course, the judiciary also suffered from its unique share of the effects of global outbreak with limited hearings, long adjournments, restricted access to the courtrooms, becoming the order of the day.
The development slowed down the business of the courts as many cases were delayed due to the long adjournments necessitated by the lockdown.
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Hospitals in Lagos are facing a tidal wave of Covid as the authorities warn of the dangers from a new viral strain, yet many people in Nigeria s mega-city seem indifferent.
The New Year s break saw thousands of people gathered on the city s beaches for fun and relaxation, and social distancing was as rare as mask-wearing.
At night, young people have been crowding blithely into the city s discotheques for those stopped at curfew roadblocks, a small banknote slipped into a policeman s hand has often been enough to ease any problems.
Gaudy weddings have taken place without a hitch, sometimes with a hundred or so guests, double the 50 officially allowed for gatherings.
Nigeria-Press-Review January 07, 2021 to 09:51 2152 APA – Lagos (Nigeria) The alarm raised by the Nigerian Government over the shortage of oxygen in public hospitals as the second wave of COVID-19 takes foothold on Africa and the suspension of Value Added Tax on airfares and other air transport services are some of the leading stories in Nigerian newspapers on Thursday.
The Guardian reports that as the second wave of COVID-19 takes foothold on Africa through its newly mutated form, the Federal Government has been warned of the need to address the shortage of oxygen in public hospitals.
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Prof. Chris Bode, in an emergency press conference yesterday, warned of dire consequences, as “the mutated form is deadlier and more easily transmitted.”