“When I close now, I will trek from here to Palmgrove. I will trek come, and I will trek go na so so trek trek everyday,” A cold room owner (name withheld) in Lagos narrated her ordeal commuting daily from her residence in Palmgrove to her business in Bariga, Lagos. The Coronavirus lockdown, which went into effect on March 30th in three states, meant a stop to all businesses and offices with exemptions to healthcare,...

As the  14-days lockdown in Adamawa state ends this Tuesday, mixed reactions continued to trail with many prevailing on the need for the state governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to relax the restrictions and code of conduct while others do support for an extension of the lockdown. In an opinion poll conducted, respondents averred that with the prevailing economic hardship and security consequences the state government should borrow a leave from other neighboring states that had relaxed...