As the coronavirus pandemic triggered panic across Nigeria in March, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike ordered the closure of all major markets in the state as part of his government’s containment measures to flatten the curve of new infections. With…
Twenty-year-old Agnes Fubara had looked forward to a career as a news presenter. From an early age, she joined the editorial club in her school to prepare her for journalism. She dreamt of studying broadcast journalism at a university in Nigeria. With excellent high…
The report reveals the losses in the entertainment and hospitality industry as a result of COVID-19 given the fact the industry thrives on people’s movement which had been restricted.
LAGOS – The tale of unimaginable economic woe that Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused cannot be best told than the stakeholders in the private school. The hardship and harrowing experience of the pandemic have altered the socio-economic lifestyle of many private…
Like many other women who live in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, for 65-year-old Mrs. Christiana Inyang, a petty trader, life has not been easy since she lost her husband in 2010. Although she was evicted from her former residence soon…
The report shows that COVID-19 has tripled the number of poor people in Nigeria as a result lack of social protection system for the poor continues to push many below the poverty line with loss of businesses, jobs, and cuts…
Nigeria is struggling to contain the spread of the coronavirus as figures of confirmed cases and deaths are on the increase. TOBORE OVUORIE, who has been following up on Nigerians for their COVID-19 experiences, reports that there are other ‘viruses’ that would…
Social distancing is a major factor to containing the COVID-19 pandemic. Since April 2nd, 2020 TOBORE OVUORIE has been interacting with several persons who fall under the overlooked group in Nigeria: single mothers. She writes it is a unique situation…
COVID-19 is expected to trigger roughly 195 million job losses in the second half of 2020 as predicted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). This report raises concerns about government’s plan in the face of rising job cuts and the…
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