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The Nigerian media was critical in educating, raising awareness, and informing the public during the pandemic. People frequently relied on media information during an epidemic lockdown. They were exposed to the message to form opinions about disease risks and take appropriate actions. As a result, it is crucial to examine media coverage during pandemics such as COVID-19.
With the current statistics, the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria is not yet over
Only one in every seven COVID-19 cases in Lagos have recovered from the disease. The recovery rate is slightly different in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where only two in every seven cases have recovered from the viral disease
The latest UBEC’s school infrastructure data has shown that only 5 out of 10 Classrooms In Nigeria are good. Sadly, these good classrooms accommodate an average of 104 Students Per Class. This is according to the Compendium of Public School’s Basic Education Profile Indicators 2018.
At least five key food classes have shown the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on economic returns and by extension, the consumption pattern of Nigerians.
The updated implementation guidelines for extension of lockdown has revealed a structured return to the “normal” Nigerian life. Although there are still public restriction measures, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has sagged key measures regarding business resumption. The new guidelines establish new protocols on education, transportation, banking, manufacturing, civil service, and the hospitality industry.
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.
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.
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For Today’ Numbers to Ponder, Dataphyte’s prediction that in May, Nigeria would hit 1,885 Cases of the novel Coronavirus was right. That’s the power of data science to forecast. In another brief, Edo State claims to have screened 40,000 Screened, 2310 Violators were arrested during the lockdown. To give healthcare priority in post-Covid-19, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said the state will increase the sector’s budget to 20 percent by 2021..
The coronavirus pandemic continues to expose the fragility of various sectors in the country. One such sector is the education sector, especially at the tertiary level. Across the world, colleges and universities have resorted to virtual learning to make up for shutting down campuses as a result of the COVID-19. However, the story is not the same in Nigeria as students in over 381 Tertiary institutions in Nigeria are not academically engaged by their institutions due to inadequate online learning facilities.
Many Nigerians looked forward to the April 13 presidential address hoping to get answers to concerns during the lockdown. The reassurance of the head of government means a lot to the already distressed citizenry battling series of assaults since the forced closure on the 30th of March.
The emerging trend of violence and assaults amidst the COVID-19 lockdown has become worrisome in Africa countries While African governments continue to enforce lockdowns to help reduce the casualties from the novel virus that is causing global panic, a number of reports suggest that more casualties have resulted from the measures adopted to checkmate the virus rather than the virus itself. For instance,
Covid19 pandemic in Nigeria poses a threat to food security for the burgeoning northern population if the current lockdown directive persists.
