One of the most distressing challenges arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic has been an increase in the frequency and severity of violence against women – described as the ‘Shadow Pandemic’.According to data from UN Women, one in three women worldwide experience physical or sexual violence mostly by an intimate partner; with an estimated 736 million women being subjected to intimate partner violence, non-partner sexual violence, or both at least once in their life (30% of women aged 15 and older). Today, the risk of child marriage is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than one in three women, aged 20–24 years, were married before the age of 18. (UN Women, 2020).The issues are more prevalent for those in marginalized groups living below the poverty line and earning less than $2 a day. Financial, technological, and legal innovations do not consider the less privileged and their access to policies, processes, and resolutions, unlike other less developed regions. Against this backdrop, the session will engage in discourse and hope to address how Africans can solve their own unique challenges, not just on political and economic ideals, but also on social and cultural issues.Speakers share best practices and learnings from their experiences tackling Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in local communities, and in regional and national policy spaces.
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What Can We Harness to The Betterment of Nigerian Economy Post Covid-19?
This is the time to build Nigeria’s healthcare system but while we’re in isolation, let’s engage in productive work. We are chatting about what creators and storytellers can do to fight and document the pandemic. What More Coordinated Efforts Should Nigeria Make Beyond The Covid-19 Pandemic. The Pandemic exposes our insufficient in terms of coordination of activities and lack of trust by the private sector for government to manage fund accountably
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The Irony of Social Distancing inside Lagos Danfo
As the Federal Government of Nigeria eases the Lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja while also mandating the use of facemask and maintaining social distance as much as possible, one begins to wonder the possibility of social distance inside Lagos danfo bus or molue.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lagos-covid19-updates/message
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Should You Visit Hospitals During This COVID-19 Pandemic?
One of the burning questions during this global pandemic is that should you continue with your regular hospital visit or not? The important fact is that you are more likely to come in contact with the virus at a hospital, so it might be wise to consider Telemedicine.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lagos-covid19-updates/message
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COVID-19, Oil Price and The Nigerian Economy
In the face of the current dual challenge of falling oil price and economic lockdown occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic, the question is, which policy direction is effective in driving economic expansion? Policy directions should be guided based on established evidence; therefore, the broad objective of this study is to analyse the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian economy and proffer policy recommendations based on the Dynamic CGE model of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lagos-covid19-updates/message
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