There are quite a few Nigerians on this forum, so let's see if we can get this thread going again
Anyone been in contact with relatives in Nigeria? What are their experiences like in lockdown?
Unfortunately my sis' business has taken a bit of a hit![]()
It's a shame Aladum of Igbo went out like he did.
Talked to my mom today and she said (in Abuja) there's definitely a lot more begging going on. No real increase in crime though. There's a real need to find localized solutions for this thing. A country like Nigeria can't do a lockdown when so much of the population works in the informal sector.
The crash of oil prices has also forced the government to ask itself some very hard questions concerning restructuring the federation to give the states more autonomy to generate internal revenue.
Lowkey, Nigeria is getting lapped by smaller countries (Ghana, CIV, Kenya, Ethiopia). The country cannot afford another 3-4 years of 1-3% growth. We need to see min. of 5% YoY growth, especially factoring population growth.