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“AS we walk through the prison yard, a voice keeps coming from a corner I later was told is meant for prisoners on death row,” says Toun (not real name), who recently visited a relative, an inmate of the maximum prison, Maiduguri, Borno…
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ON March 26, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Kano State branch urged its members to make use of their two months hazard allowance in the face of COVID - 19 pandemic, to purchase Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, for themselves in…
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Since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus across the world, there have been lot of misconceptions and misinformation about the Virus. Famous among the argument is whether Covid-19 is airborne or not. TheICIR chronicles the available…
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Chidi Anselm ODINKALU When he reluctantly addressed the country on Sunday, 29 March, 2020 concerning the crisis of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic (COVID-19), Nigeria’s elected President,…
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THE Federal Government on Saturday has dispelled rumours on the adoption of 5G network, saying the new technology is still under review. It says, though no license has been issued yet on the innovation, it would not give attention to…
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OLUFEMI Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the  House of Representatives, has said that the House is considering a second stimulus bill that will provide Nigerians with free electricity supply for two months. Gbajabimila disclosed this on Saturday…
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A GROUP of Nigerian Civil Society Organisations (CSO) has called on the  Federal Government to decongest Nigerian police cells and correctional centres across the country in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19 among the inmates. In a…
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FACTS have emerged of how the management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) kept the death of a likely victim of Covid-19 in the hospital secret without reporting it to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The ICIR…
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THE PRESIDENTIAL Task Force on COVID-19 on Saturday released a new guideline on the lock down enforcement with special attention on the need for social distancing and maintenance of proper hygiene at local markets, stalls and other public…
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AS the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause worry in Nigeria, The ICIR can authoritatively report that one of the epicentres of the virus, Osun State, had an unfortunate escape of six infected patients from the state's isolation centren.…
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