Update on CoronaVirus Pandemic – 11th April, 2020 • US records over 2,100 coronavirus deaths in a single day, the highest daily fatality count of any country during the pandemic. • Iran reports 1,837 new cases of coronavirus and 125 new deaths. A total of 70,029 cases and 4,357 deaths.Continue Reading
Update On Coronavirus Pandemic – Friday 10th April, 2020 • UK reports 4,344 new cases of coronavirus and 881 new deaths. A total of 65,077 cases and 7,978 deaths. • Netherlands reports 1,335 new cases of coronavirus and 115 new deaths. A total of 23,097 cases and 2,511 deaths. •Continue Reading
Good afternoon esteemed Comrades. I start by sympathizing with NEC members and Branch Executives on the recent developments coming on the heels of the second salary payment made through the IPPIS. It is clearly evident that the February and March salaries were fraught with too many anomalies and irregularities suchContinue Reading
Early data from U.S. states shows African Americans are more likely to die from COVID-19, highlighting longstanding disparities in health and inequalities in access to medical care, experts said. In Illinois, black people make up about 30% of the state’s cases and about 40% of its coronavirus-related deaths, according toContinue Reading
The Bauchi State Government is strengthening urban planning institutions to vigorously enforce social and physical distancing beyond the Covid-19 pandemic. The Commissioner of Lands and Survey in the state, Professor Adamu Ahmed, gave the assurance that government is committed to taking proactive measures in dealing with public health issuesContinue Reading
By Kabiru Danladi Lawanti Department of Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria [email protected] We read, from friends, former course mates, former students and present about their views on the industrial action declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Mostly not so favourable, others cross the line by resorting to abuse,Continue Reading
Did you know that the Persian scholar of medicine, Ibn Sina (980-1037) suspected that some diseases were spread by microorganisms? To prevent human-to-human contamination, he came up with the method of isolating people for 40 days. He called this method al-Arba’iniya (“the forty”). Traders from Venice heard of hisContinue Reading
It is becoming worrisome that protecting, providing and promoting the welfare and well being of Nigerian workers mean little or nothing to our government. As a matter of universal principle from John Lock and Thomas Hobbs perspectives the primary responsibility of government all over the world is to protect herContinue Reading
Update On CoronaVirus Pandemic – Sunday 5th April, 2020 • Italy reports 4,316 new cases of coronavirus and 525 new deaths. Total of 128,948 cases • 151 coronavirus deaths in Iran, raising death toll to 3,603 • Governor Cuomo: #coronavirus deaths surge by 594 to 4,159 in #NewYork state •Continue Reading