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Representatives from donor communities have called for a holistic approach and networking among funders across the country to create a much stronger organisation.
To support activities at combating COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the donor community has raised about $6 billion in support of CSOs, media, and government agencies. This is according to checks by Dataphyte.
The Federal Ministry of Health has recorded the index case of Coronavirus, on Friday, June 19, DATAPHYTE can confirm. An anonymous source who attended the National Council on Health meeting which held virtually confirmed the information to DATAPHYTE on Tuesday.
In the bid to discuss the corporate organisations for Post-COVID-19 economic recovery, DATAPHYTE on Friday, May 22, organised a webinar.
Nigeria’s Households Struggle to Cope With Increasing Food Prices
If anyone has stepped out recently, he must have noticed that Nigeria as almost fully resumed its normal life. From the aggressive drivers on the now busy roads to the spontaneous conversations at informal stands and the rowdy marketplaces, life has practically returned to normal in the country. In fact, if you take a stroll down the streets, you will likely find people holding hands, cheering happily, or even exchanging words aggressively! Except for the multi-coloured uniforms of school children that are still missing, nothing else might remind you of the ongoing pandemic.
COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hamper Nigeria’s social and economic life. This is according to a recent report from the National Bureau of Statistics. The report titled COVID-19 Impact Monitoring (May 2020) reflected that the pandemic poses serious health and financial threats to many Nigerians and has a devastating impact on employment and income in the country.
Education of Nigerian children has been deeply affected since the COVID-19 pandemic reached Nigeria. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in a report stated that the figure for out-of-school children stands at 16 million.
The outbreak of COVID–19 is causing serious economic changes across the globe. One of its many clear effects is the declining oil price and lower demand for crude. This is as a result of movement restrictions and the lockdown of major economies across the world. For Nigeria, COVID-19 has a double effect on its economy as an oil-dependent nation.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, 60 percent of the world’s children cannot access education. The percentage might even be higher in Nigeria; before the pandemic, over 13 million school-age children in Nigeria were out of school. The current education access among Nigerian school children during the pandemic remains unknown. However, available data on poverty as well as the lopsided nature of the government’s education policy do not suggest a positive outlook.
The world may witness millions of unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions this year. This is in relation to the quarantine period, lockdowns, and traffic restrictions imposed by governments due to the COVID-19 crisis. Reproductive health research conducted by the Pan African Journal reveals such regulation will reduce access to family planning equipment/contraceptives, increase the number of unintended pregnancies globally.
Although coronavirus has affected business operations across the world, the impact on print media is massive! It has put the industry in a tight corner amidst high running costs while circulation and advert sales are collapsing. More of their audiences have also moved to online platforms, thereby threatening the existence of newspaper publishers. In a quick poll conducted by Dataphyte on social media, 5.7% of the participants on Twitter buy newspapers daily, an incredible small faction compared to 61.1% who never buys a newspaper.
The Federal Government received N697.54 million donations in April 2020 towards the eradication of COVID-19 in the country. The donations were from individuals, companies, and organisations.
On May 1st, 2020, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) announced that confirmed cases of coronavirus have reached 2,170, with 351 recoveries and 68 deaths. The new figure is in line with Dataphyte’s predictive analysis that COVID-19 cases would reach 1,885 by May.
In April, Nigerian Governments spent at least N2 billion on cash transfer to 148,176 beneficiaries in 22 states. The funds were part of measures to cushion the effect of economic hardship caused by the coronavirus lockdown.
