Francis Olawale Abulude
Science and Education Development Institute, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria

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Coronavirus Pandemic: Situation in Nigeria Francis Olawale Abulude; Akinyinka Akinnusotu; Samuel Dare Oluwagbayide; Usha Damodharan; Ifeoluwa Ayodeji Abulude
Indonesian Journal of Medical Sciences and Public Health Vol 1 No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Future Science

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (515.137 KB) | DOI: 10.11594/ijmp.01.02.03

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COVID - 19 is an issue ravaging the whole world. Numerous deaths have been recorded particularly elderly individuals and the most vulnerable. In Nigeria, the case isn't extraordinary. The aim of the study was to quantify the number of cases reported in Nigeria. To this effect, the global literature cited in the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) website, the WHO COVID-19 database, other expert-referred scientific articles, and bibliographic databases were used. The results show that as at the sixteenth of May 2020, 288 new affirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. Till date, 5445 cases have been affirmed, 778 cases have been released and 171 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory, While Lagos State is for the most part influenced with 36 deaths in comparison with the cases revealed by the World Health Organization (4,425,485 cases affirmed, 89,269 new cases and 302,059 deaths). The death rate in Nigeria is about 0.05% of the global deaths. The explanation could be because of high temperature (> 30 oC), the intake of garlic, ginger, honey, and heated water by the individuals, and to stop the spread, the Nigerian government has implemented the utilization of nose cover, social distancing, and semi-lockdown of the towns and urban communities. Like HIV and Laser fever this pandemic will be an issue of the past when the adequate vaccine is made available.
Air Quality Index Levels of Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in Yenogua, Nigeria Francis Olawale Abulude; Kikelomo Mabinuola Arifalo; Amoke Monisola Kenni; Akinyinka Akinnusotu; Samuel Dare Oluwagbayide; Acha Sunday
Jurnal Pendidikan Geografi Gea Vol 22, No 2 (2022)
Publisher : Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.17509/gea.v22i2.46307

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Air pollution is a worldwide issue that is receiving attention. The rationale for this is the threat to human health. PM2.5 has been attributed to human mortality, morbidity, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, cancer, type 2 diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, obesity, and a variety of other ailments, according to research. Because of the accessibility of indoor and outdoor environmental quality documents in advanced nations, the problems are being mitigated, whereas little has been achieved in developing countries due to an insufficiency of records. The findings of this study could be used to close this gap while also assisting policymakers in Nigeria. In this work, the 11-day Air Quality Index (AQI) of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State was obtained using satellite-based data provided by IQAir. The results are shown as: AQI (46-80), PM2.5 (11.1-26.2 µg/m3), temperature (24-31 oC), speed (3.3-12.5 m/s), and relative humidity (RH) (60-91 %). The data clearly showed that the majority of the PM2.5 concentrations were below the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline of 25 µg/m3 daily. The levels of concern for AQI affirmed that air quality ranged between good and moderate, suggesting that the area's air quality is satisfactory with little or no risk.