In an address by Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, on April 13th, he communicated the decision to extend the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for another period of two weeks, due to the Coronavirus. He also stated that pallative measures had been approved and delivered to […]
Between a rock and a hard place – hunger or the Coronavirus?
With over 1.4 million cases and 82 thousand deaths, as at 7th April 2020, the Coronavirus pandemic has sent shock waves across the world and shows no signs of stopping soon. Projections and estimates about the extent of the outbreak are a dime a dozen, but one thing that most […]
Nigeria becomes Africa’s biggest economy…again. Should we be impressed?
The news about Nigeria overtaking South Africa to become Africa’s biggest economy, as the latter slipped into its second recession in as many years, was celebrated like a major achievement by a lot of people. This would not be the first time that the West African Nation would lay claim […]