Safety

Nigerian tertiary institutions are making a mockery of COVID-19 protocols despite claims that efforts were made to comply with them. “Why are you not wearing your mask properly?” this reporter asked a female student at Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic (AAPOLY), Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, who had a facemask bunch down to her chin. “They only want to be sure we have it, how you wear...

When Sanusi Adekunle, a Mass Communication student at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta in Ogun state, Southwest Nigeria, was asked why he was without a facemask on the campus, his excuses pointed to poor or absence of compliance to COVID-19 protocols within the campus.  Adekunle’s response was an indictment of the authorities that ought to enforce the protocols. “The security that wants to harass you for...