In the face of the untold hardship by the lockdown, thousands of informal workers and small-scale entrepreneurs in Nigeria, who have been rendered jobless as the lockdown continues in different parts of the country, are counting their losses as the government struggles to contain the spread of Coronavirus.

They are very worried about the decline in their income and the attendant hardship. They have decided to beg the government to relax the lockdown or grant them palliatives to survive the period.

Already, there is growing concern that another extension of the lockdown could lead to hunger, frustration and unrest.

Informal workers affected by the lockdown include event planners, caterers, local food vendors, artisans, street traders and other small-scale business owners, who rely on daily income to feed themselves and their families.

The informal sector contributes immensely to Nigeria’s economy.

Economic measures put in place by the federal and state governments have been faulted because of its coordination and implementation.

Many workers and families complained that they received nothing from the government.

The informal workers spoke in separate interviews with us on Tuesday.

Event Manager of Tana Explixi narrates her ordeal, who simply introduced herself as Toyin, said she had to decline job offers due to the lockdown.

She also said that clients were becoming afraid of patronising them as they may get exposed to the virus.

She said, “In spite of the lockdown, some people still wish to surprise their loved ones but there is no means of transportation to get to the locations.

“Some of our clients had to cancel our job because they are afraid of being infected.

“People working with me are unable to get paid because the company’s funds have gone down since we have not been able to work.”

SOURCE: https://theupdates.net/covid19-dont-extend-lockdown-small-scale-entrepreneurs-begs-fg-govs/

Everybody speaking from his/her own perspective.
Health officials say lockdown, business owners say don't lockdown.
Las las, Bahari will just show on TV on monday evening for 45 minutes and everything will be clear to everybodye

They should please oooooooo especially we that collected loans from Lapo we need to pay back