Abuja Lagos Ogun in 14 days shut down

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Buhari order total locked down for Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State for 14 days. This is to curb the spread of the Coronavirus which has increased in the nation, Nigeria.

The president made it known that it has become inevitable to take this action due to the effects in other countries: "We are fully aware that such measures will cause much hardship and inconvenience to many citizens. But this is a matter of life and death, if we look at the dreadful daily toll of deaths in Italy, France and Spain. 

He went further to clarify some exemption: "This order does not apply to hospitals and all related medical establishments as well as organizations in health care related manufacturing and distribution.   Furthermore, commercial establishments such as; a. food processing, distribution and retail companies; petroleum distribution and retail entities, power generation, transmission and distribution companies; and private security companies are also exempted. Workers in telecommunication companies, broadcasters, print and electronic media staff who can prove they are unable to work from home are also exempted. All seaports in Lagos shall remain operational in accordance with the guidelines I issued earlier. Vehicles and drivers conveying essential cargoes from these Ports to other parts of the country will be screened thoroughly before departure by the Ports Health Authority".
03/29/2020 - 20:23pm

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