Her husband works at an oil rig in the southern city of Warri and is due to come home in a month. As Nigeria saw its first confirmed cases of Covid-19, the federal government on March 30 imposed a lockdown in Lagos, neighboring Ogun state, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja -. There is no pipe-borne water either in Alapere, and Ms Ogunsola is forced to walk more than 50 metres to a broken public water pipe for her supply. In June 2020, the federal government passed a 2.3 trillion Naira (US$6 billion) Economic Sustainability Plan that included money to expand a federal cash transfer program. Usually the city and state of Lagos are joined together, and President Buharis order added adjacent Ogun state. Though there is a higher mortality rate among the old and those with underlying health conditions, young people are also dying of the virus - and they can transmit it if they do not act responsibly. At 7:40 p.m., a campuswide lockdown was issued. There is already a long tradition of Lagosian hostility to the central governmentwhether colonial, military, or civilian. Financial analyst Oluwatosin Olaseinde said: The biggest palliative obviously would be food.. Global Health Program, Innovating Solutions to the Climate Crisis, Virtual Event Religion and Foreign Policy Webinars, C.V. Starr & Co. By November 2020, just 0.6 percent of households had received cash transfers in the last month and 3.5 percent had received food assistance, while almost half had recently run out of food. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, on Wednesday said that there was a partial lockdown of the state by security agencies due to the threats of attacks by unknown gunmen.. Join our movement today. Sanwo-Olu said there will be a review on a weekly basis to assess what the trends are. Saturday, 29th April 2023 < Home; Nigeria. Yonge officials say around 11 a.m. a report of a person with a weapon was sent to the University of Florida Police Department. A curation of original analyses, data visualizations, and commentaries, examining the debates and efforts to improve health worldwide. MEDWAY, MASS. "It's my children I am worried about," she said. Most weekdays. Olaseinde told Al Jazeera, citing exemptions related to food processing and distribution. 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Human Rights Watch is a 501(C)(3)nonprofit registered in the US under EIN: 13-2875808. The gulf between the government and the governed appears less than elsewhere in Nigeria. All businesses and offices within these locations should be fully closed during this period, Buhari said in an address to the nation. Our Internally displaced persons will also receive two months of food rations in the coming weeks, Buhari said. At 7:22 p.m., a bomb threat was called in to Bradley's Business and Engineering Convergence Center. MEDWAY Medway High School was put on lockdown after someone called the school Wednesday and made threats against it, officials said. Photo:. 0:53. 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Nigeriaimplemented a sweeping quarantine for three major states that are home to almost 30 million people in a bid to slow the spread of the new coronavirus in Africas most populous country. Enforcing a total lockdown will be a mammoth challenge for authorities in a country where tens of millions live in dire poverty and rely on their daily earnings to survive. The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened the plight of families living in poverty in Lagos State, Nigeria and left many people struggling to afford food and meet other basic needs. As more than 25 million people are placed on a two-week lockdown in parts of Nigeria in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus, poor people in . Lagos poses enormous challenges to social distancing, butalso has governance advantages other parts of Nigeria lack. All four of them were lying on the floor as it rained outside. Recently, Nigeria musician Peter Okoye bin do video tok how him, e wife and family test positive to Covid-19 afta e "bin tink say di virus ting na joke" and e "take am for granted.". The lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun kicks in at 11pm local time (22:00 GMT) on Monday and will stay in place for at least two weeks, President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Sunday, a little over a month after Nigeria confirmed its first case. "If I am not able to go out and sell, how will they [children] survive?'' by Lindsay Maizland Key reforms should include legal recognition of Nigerians right to social security, national and state-level strategies to realize that right, the expansion of cash transfers and other programs used to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic, and new entitlements, such as unemployment benefits for informal workers, that are key elements of an effective social security system. Home to an estimated 20 million people, Lagos is Africas most populous city and Nigerias financial hub. 2022 - Politics Nigeria Ltd. All Rights Reserved. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ruled out the imposition of a fresh lockdown in the state over the recent spike in the COVID-19 pandemic. Nigeria recorded its first case of coronavirus in the country on February 25. Okoli Ahinze, accused of stealing a phone, said to be victim of university's 'SMS punishment' carried out among students More than 15 students at one of Nigeria's top universities have . Coral Springs Police (@CoralSpringsPD) April 24, 2023 But with a lack of reliable electricity supplies and poor internet connections, it is hard to see how most people will get any work done. Life expectancy in Nigeria is fifty-five years compared to seventy-eight years in the United States. The lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun kicks in at 11pm local time (22:00 GMT) on Monday and will stay in place for at least two weeks, President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Sunday, a little over . A social activist, Adeola Soetan has warned that the relaxation of lockdown in Abuja, Ogun, and the Federal Capital Territory, Different reactions have greeted President Muhammadu Buharis plan to address Nigerians on the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. A Step Toward Africas First Covid-19 Vaccine of Its Own, Kenya: Vaccine Requirements Violate Rights, Ukraine: Izium Apartment Victims Need Justice, Indian Girls Alleged Rape and Murder Sparks Protests, Burma: Widespread Rape of Rohingya Women, Girls, Between Hunger and the Virus, The Economic Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People Living in Poverty in Lagos, Nigeria,, a 2.3 trillion Naira (US$6 billion) Economic Sustainability Plan, Video: Violence and Rape by Zimbabwe Gov't Forces After Protests. The World Health Organisation (WHO) had warned of the spread of COVID-19 Delta variant. In March alone, it received 390 reports. Lagos is the biggest city in sub-Saharan Africa. This feed updates continuously 24/7 so check back regularly. However, this is unlikely to happen if any official gets Covid-19. Lagos dominates the Nigerian modern economy and cultural life to a greater extent than New York City does in the United States. De way wey we de take go external link. For the most vulnerable in our society, I have directed that the conditional cash transfers for the next two months be paid immediately. Share this via Printer. (WHDH) - Medway High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday after school officials said threats were received, prompting a police investigation. Share this via Email Did this woman die because her genitals were cut? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Lagos is also unique in that it has had a series of reforming governors that have delivered services largely absent elsewhere in Nigeria. So if the lockdown is extended, it could be a while before she is reunited with her husband. As more than 25 million people are placed on a two-week lockdown in parts of Nigeria in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus, poor people in congested neighbourhoods are worried about how they will cope, writes the BBC's Nduka Orjinmo from the commercial capital Lagos. News COVID-19: Buhari orders lockdown in Lagos, FCT, Ogun March 30, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari addressing the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic, March 29, 2020. Lagos has been the epicenter of the outbreak in Nigeria with 1, 084 confirmed cases and 28 deaths as of May 2nd, and the governor warned citizens to expect more bad news as tests increase.
