President Muhammadu Buhari is currently discussing the Covid-19 situation with other West African leaders. This was disclosed by President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad via Twitter. Hopefully, some very timely ideas will come out of this rubbing of minds, because Covid-19 cannot be allowed to consume West Africa. Mr Ahmad wrote: HAPPENING… Continue reading Happening Now: Buhari Discussing Covid-19 With ECOWAS Heads Of State And Government
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The Reason For More Infections Despite Lockdown
Despite the lockdown, many Nigerians still go out, risking infection, and new cases keep rising. If you shot down an economy through necessary lockdown, you got to provide an alternative – adequate lockdown relief. All the government should have done to make the lockdown successful is to have set aside about $1 billion to provide… Continue reading The Reason For More Infections Despite Lockdown
Heavy Traffic On Third Mainland Bridge After 70 New Infections (Photos)
Heavy traffic has been spotted on Third Mainland Bridge just hours after it was announced that Lagos has 70 new coronavirus infections. Na wa o. Traffic on 3rd mainland bridge this morning as sent in by our Correspondent 😯 please where are these people going even after cases in Lagos rose to 70 just last… Continue reading Heavy Traffic On Third Mainland Bridge After 70 New Infections (Photos)
‘We are not prepared at all’: Haiti, already impoverished, confronts a pandemic – BBC News
Around 60% of Haitians live below the poverty line and many face a stark choice: either go about your daily business and run the risk of contracting COVID-19, or stay indoors, as the government advises, and be unable to put food on the table. God help Haiti. To you the people of Ayiti, the first… Continue reading ‘We are not prepared at all’: Haiti, already impoverished, confronts a pandemic – BBC News
Coronavirus: How To Reduce Lagos’ High Infection Rate
Lagos keeps topping the coronavirus league. Yesterday was 23 new cases. And these are only the official figures. What’s more, Lagos, arguably Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, keeps exporting cases to other states as people travel low-key from Lagos to other parts of the country. The cause of the high number of infections in Lagos is… Continue reading Coronavirus: How To Reduce Lagos’ High Infection Rate