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CSOs ENCOURAGE COVID-19 SURVIVORS TO SHUN STIGMATIZATION

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CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (CSOs) ENCOURAGE COVID-19 SURVIVORS TO SHUN STIGMATIZATION IDISD participated in an advocacy meeting set up by the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kwara state with CSOs on increased risk communication and community engagement on COVID-19 pandemic in the state on the 21 st of July, 2020. At the end of the meeting, CSO issued a communiqué as quoted below.                                      COMMUNIQUE OF THE ADVOCACY MEETING WITH NOA KWARA /CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION [CSO] ON INCREASED RISK COMMUNICATION ON COVID-19 PANDEMIC DATE: 21 st July, 2020. The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kwara State Directorate in partnership with coalition of CSO’s in Kwara State deliberated on increased effort on risk communication on COVID-19 pandemic for community participation and State Government intervention/ implementation through the Kwara State Technical Committ...
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A-Z OF FAKE NEWS FOR A 21ST CENTURY LEADER

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MEDIA LITERACY AS A PANACEA FOR LEADING AGAINST FAKE NEWS Delivered at IDISD Virtual Training Centre on 5 th July, 2020 By HANAFI, Olanrewaju Rabiu (Executive Director, IDISD)    “Only You Can Stop the Spread of Fake News. It’s not enough to ignore bogus stories. Help slow their proliferation” -           Will Oremus Introduction Fake news is as old as man itself as government and individuals have been guilty of spreading lies to either promote someone or a cause or to dent the image of another person or nation. Evidences of fake news and warning against it can be found in scriptures such as Quran and Bible. For instance, Quran 24:15 said, When you received it with your tongues and said with your mouths that of which you had no knowledge and thought it was insignificant while it was, in the sign of Allah, tremendous. Sarah Churchwell believes that President Woodrow Wilson popularized the phrase 'fake news' in...
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STRATEGIC APPROACH TO PALLIATIVE MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION IN THE ERA OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN KWARA STATE: THE CSO’s PERSPECTIVE

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STRATEGIC APPROACH TO PALLIATIVE MATERIALS DISTRIBUTION IN THE ERA OF COVID 19 PANDEMIC IN KWARA STATE: THE CSO’s PERSPECTIVE The COVID-19 pandemic is the defining global health crisis of our time. The outbreak was identified in Wuhan , China, in December 2019, declared to be a p ublic health emergency of international concern on 30th January, 2020 and recognized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization  (WHO) on 11th March, 2020. According to the WHO, COVID-19 has morphed from a small outbreak to a pandemic, which the WHO deems a public health emergency of international concern and a socioeconomic crisis affecting everyone. Indeed, the virus traveled in a borderless world, and challenged public and private health systems in more than 196 countries. No doubt, the new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has posed an unprecedented challenge to governments worldwide. The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria was announced on 27th February, 2020 when an Italian citizen ...
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HOW TO INSTITUTE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN NIGERIAN COURTS

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  A Presentation by Tunde S. Arowolo (Esq) on the 10th of May, 2020, at the IDISD Training Wing   The Overview of the training session is as follows: 1. The Nigerian Legal System, 2.   Litigation, 3. Types/Classifications of Courts in Nigeria with their respective Jurisdiction, 4.   What to consider before instituting civil actions in court, 5. Procedure for instituting Civil and Criminal Actions in Court   1.          THE NIGERIAN LEGAL SYSTEM: The Nigerian Legal System is classified under the common law system. The country also has its rules of Customary law and Islamic law . The Nigerian Legal System emerges as a unique system equipped with all its Laws and necessary legal machinery in a self-contained sovereign state, such as the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Acts of the National Assembly, etc.   The Nigerian Legal System also provides for what is called Litigation. ...
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