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First came the novel coronavirus dubbed SARS-CoV-2, and now, his half brother EndSARS. A non-biological, arguably just as lethal strain that isn’t going anywhere. While COVID attacks the upper respiratory tract, the other is less subtle, as seen in the Lekki Massacre. Speaking of the coronavirus, reports note a 32% spike in live cases (stands at 3028) in the week just gone by, albeit with fewer tests.
On Today’s numbers to ponder, we review unremitted funds, the aftermath of the novel virus and aggregate expenditures.
For today’s Numbers 2 Ponder, we review fiscal discrepancies, gender inequality and the “Covidness” of it all. Despite many criticising MDAs for fund mismanagement, the government remains aloof, ignoring recommendations from the Auditor-General. And to date, these parastatals bled ₦6.5 trillion from Nigeria. On the note of discrepancies, former registrar for NECO, Abubakar Ghana rebuffed allegations of siphoning over ₦360 million.
COVID-19 has had a dire effect on global economies. Rising infection rates led to social distancing directives, persistent lockdowns, business closures, travel restraints, salary cuts, and a looming high unemployment situation. As a result, economic activity shrunk dramatically, and with it the food supply value chain globally.
Education in Nigeria is a difficult subject, COVID-19 made it worse, neigh unbearable. Luckily, civic and non-profits are taking initiative ahead of NABTEB exams.
An undeniable reality is that COVID-19 has changed the world in diverse ways. It has affected lives, devastated livelihoods, crippled economies, and even remodelled trends. According to the United Nations Children’s Fund, “everything has been impacted. How we live and interact with each other, how we work and communicate, how we move around and travel. Every aspect of our lives has been affected”. But bringing it home, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) highlights the ripple effect the pandemic set off in Nigeria using four states surveyed.
With the current statistics, the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria is not yet over
Health is wealth, but a 2018 Demographic and Health Survey report shows that 8.3 per cent of Nigerians are poor in this respect. It further explains the premise to cover basic functional domains, i.e. senses, movement and communication, amongst others.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged governments to ensure the money and measures used for COVID-19 related expenses are helping the people who need it most.
The unmet needs of family planning increased drastically during the peak of the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria. In Kaduna, experts said the lockdown created a room for shortages in the supply of commodities and a high rate of unintended pregnancy. They also discussed the paucity of funds, which resulted in poor management of family planning in Kaduna.
Exhaustion is not the best of words. Even after hours of productive labour, the word “exhaustion” reads towards tiredness, fatigue, relapse, and a collapse. Sadly, those standing in the frontline of Nigeria’s COVID-19 battle have been forced to associate with the word in the last couple of months
Maternal mortality, which is the death of women during pregnancy or childbirth particularly from obstetric complications, has been a long-standing public health challenge for many African countries. In light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic, new evidence has emerged from Open Democracy that shows a link to the rising number of maternal deaths. These links, while indirect, are having a devastating impact on thousands as access to life-saving services have been interfered with.
One of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy of various nations is a call for the revision of the budgetary allocation for the year 2020. In Nigeria, the revision of the 2020 appropriation budget is not just to accommodate the economic reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to budget based on a realistic oil price benchmark that reflects the dwindling oil price.
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
