Lockdown: Nigerian Farmers Lament Massive Postharvest Losses   As a result of the COVID-19 lockdown and lack of access to markets, farmers are experiencing massive post-harvest losses of fruits, vegetables, fresh products, and other perishables, Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation (SWOFON), raises an alarm. They are particularly worried...

COVID-19: Can Africa Afford Lockdowns? By Chukwuma Charles Soludo   This piece summarizes my contribution to an African debate. From Johannesburg to Lagos, Cairo to Dakar, Kinshasa to Kigali, Nairobi to Accra, etc the debate on how Africa should respond to the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is...

Lockdown and its Effect on Mental Health By Comfort Yakubu   Confinement, or the current lockdown due to COVID-19 affects us in different ways , depending on our peculiar circumstance, experience and needs. With the corona virus crises, came a lockdown which has made face-to-face contact with friends...

Economic Reports Delayed Due To Lockdown – Investigation   About 10 economic reports that were scheduled to be released by the National Bureau of Statistics are being affected by the lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, investigation has shown. The outbreak of the deadly virus in Nigeria...

Lockdown: How COVID-19 Pandemic is changing our Lives - FCT Residents By Comfort Yakubu   On the 27th of February 2020, the first case of COVID-19 pandemic, which first surfaced in china Novmber 2019 and later to spread beyond its borders was first confirmed in Nigeria and...

Fed Govt Distributes N20,000 To 5,000 Households   The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development on Wednesday began the distribution of N20,000 each to 5,000 beneficiaries in the Federal Capital Territory. According to the ministry, the move was to cushion the effect of...