Tag: Coronavirus pandemic

Nigeria’s economy too fragile for fresh lockdown – Buhari

Aminu Imam

President Buhari says Nigeria’s economy is too fragile for fresh COVID-19 lockdown. Buhari, who stated this today through his verified Twitter handle, said compliance with COVID-19 protocols by all Nigerians is crucial to avert a second wave of the pandemic in the country. The President, theefore, urged Nigerians to obey all protocols recommended by health authorities to curtail the spread of the deadly coronavirus. “Looking at the trends in other countries, we must do all we can to avert a second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria. We must make sure…

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Avoid unnecessary visits to hospitals, NMA urges Nigerians

Ishaku Yohanna

The Kwara State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association has advised Nigerians against visiting hospitals to minimise the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. NMA Chairman, Kolade Solagberu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, adding that 35 doctors had so far been tested positive for COVID-19 in Kwara. He however, noted that the association had not recorded any casualty among its members. He also cautioned residents to disregard the beliefs that COVID-19 was not real and was only a money-making avenue for the government. ”Residents should help the…

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Coronavirus: Economic expert urges FG to explore Block-chain option to avert looming recession

Ishaku Yohanna

By Anthony Momodu An economic expert, Amos Sewanu Omotade-Sparks, has urged the Federal government to engage more in economic diversification as a panacea to the dwindling economic climate occasioned by the rampaging Coronavirus pandemic. Omotade-Sparks, who is the President of InksNation DAO Foundation, spoke in an interview in Abuja and said the time has come for Nigerians and Nigeria to expand their frontiers of financial opportunities in a bid to avert looming recession. He submitted that Block-chain economy has now emerged as a digital solution around the globe capable of turning…

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