ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsSit-at-Home Battles Southeast’s Comparative Advantage to a Staggering Loss
“People live in fear of the unknown, and the government has been unable to restore confidence or order.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu A recent report by SBM Intelligence claims that the Southeast had lost over $4.7 billion to sit-at-home since August 2021, causing significant harm to the economy of the Southeast geo-political zone. The report, which also reckoned that the zone lost over N7.6 trillion in the first two years of the sit-at-home order, noted that...