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EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, June 19, 2020

EiE Nigeria Weekly Update Friday, June 19, 2020

Religious Gathering in a Pandemic: Relief or Risk?

June 19, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Friday, June 19, 2020 EiE Nigeria Weekly Update

“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”- Albert Einstein(Renowned Physicist)

Dear Active Citizen,

How are you doing? How are you adapting to our current realities? Are you back in your places of worship or still worshipping God in the corner of your home?

We understand the importance of connecting with your God especially during this pandemic but

COVID-19 travels faster in closed spaces.

This is why bars, indoor restaurants, spas, event centres, non-essential offices, etc are still closed.

Places of worship are a sub-set of this category of spaces – there is no other reason why some state governments are exercising great caution regarding their opening. For example,

Lagos has deferred indefinitely its planned opening

for the weekend of

June 19th.

Across the world, we have seen

churches become sources of “super spreaders”

who infect others. Unfortunately, some have died.

The health and well-being of worshippers, as other users of affected spaces, must be the priority at all times.

Given that many states have relaxed lockdown rules, it might seem as though the COVID-19 pandemic is already over. Unfortunately, numbers are continuing to grow in Nigeria.
For places of worship, making sure everyone remains safe must be priority at all times.
#StayHome#MaskUp
— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria)
7:02 AM • Jun 19, 2020

on religion and COVID-19.

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The conversation on

‘Call of Duty’

continued this week with our

series on Gender Justice in partnership with WARDC and Women Radio 91.7FM.

We have had 3 sessions with

3 First Ladies:

Bisi Fayemi, Ekiti State; Olufolake Abdulrazaq, Kwara State and Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu, Kebbi State

in conversation with our amazing host,

Bolanle Olukanni!

Watch the promo video

Our #CallOfDuty conversation with a First Lady from each of Nigeria's six geo-political zones continues this evening with @KBStGovt, Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu & will be hosted by @bolanleolukanni.
Don't miss it! 8pm.
#StateOfEmergencyGBV x @womenadvocate x @wfm917
— EiE Nigeria (@EiENigeria)
4:54 PM • Jun 18, 2020