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10 problems Nigeria will have with this coronavirus lockdown

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) We are a nation of petty artisans. Our economy thrives on the basis of the activities of mechanics, carpenters, bricklayers, market women, small retailers, Okada riders, etc. These kind of people simply need to work everyday to earn a living

(2) Most Nigerians do not have the storage space for more than two week’s worth of food. Those living in face-to-face housing for instance simply do not have the option of stocking up

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Man who returns from London assaults Delta State health workers for asking him to self-isolate

HEALTH workers in Delta State have complained about being physically attacked by a gentleman named as Emeka Ijeh who recently returned from the UK  and took offence when he was asked to self-isolate in case he had coronavirus.

 

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Nigeria set for another downward budget review after global oil prices collapse to $20 a barrel

NIGERIA looks set for another major budget review after the price of crude oil dropped to an 18-year low of just over $20 a barrel tearing apart the government's economic projections which were based on a benchmark price $57 a barrel.

 

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Sultan of Sokoto condemns Muslim clerics who claim coronavirus is an anti-Islamic ruse

SULTAN of Sokoto and president of Nigeria's supreme Islam body Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar has condemned the attitude of some Muslim clerics misleading their followers by claiming that coronavirus is a myth and just as excuse to clamp down on their faith.

 

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Netherlands returns over half a million facemasks to China saying they are defective

HEALTH authorities in the Netherlands have recalled over half a million face masks imported from China to help combat the spread of the dreaded coronavirus in the country after discovering that they are sub-standard.

 

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Man United fans vote Ighalo's Europa Cup strike as the club's match goal of the month

MANCHESTER United fans have voted Odion Ighalo's strike against Austrian side Lask in the 5-0 victory during the Europa Cup game on the 12th of this month as the winner of the club's March goal on the month award.

 

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Do we have the discipline as a people to combat this kind of pandemic?

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Abba Kyari came back from Germany and Egypt and did not self-isolate for 14 days, spreading the virus across top government circles

(2) Davido came back from the US and immediately met with Governor Seyi Makinde, where it is believed the governor contracted it

(3) At UCH Ibadan, the chief medical director attended a board meeting after being exposed to an infected person, thus spreading it among the hospital’s top brass

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Islamic Movement in Nigeria throws its full weight behind ban on religious gatherings

SHIITE sect the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has broken ranks with most other religious bodies in the country and thrown its full weight behind the government decision to ban all faith gatherings as part of the fight against coronavirus.

 

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US starts planning the evacuation of its citizens from Nigeria asking them to report to Lagos and Abuja

AMERICA is planning to evacuate all of its citizens from Nigeria over the coming weeks with the local embassy and consulate conforming that they are making plans for a mass evacuation in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

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UCH spread coronavirus as four senior members of staff get infected at board meeting

NIGERIA'S premier public health facility the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan has been accused of worsening the coronavirus pandemic in the country because the poor state of its facilities has led to the spread among its staff.

 

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