The Federal Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has disclosed that Nigeria is heading towards recession because of the Coronavirus pandemic.

https://gistsfanz.com/2020/06/we-are-going-into-recession-due-to-coronavirus-fashola-discloses.html

He made this known in a recent submission on Channels TV’s ‘Politics Today’ program.

According to him, the country is going into recession, however, the government is doing everything within its power to bring back the economy.

Additionally, he indicated that the pandemic is solely responsible for the slow pace of work on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway and also all other works in the country.

In his submission, he said;

“As I speak to you now, we have lost essentially the prime of our working period which is the dry season in the COVID-19 period.

We have also lost some of our expected revenue plans. At the time COVID-19 hit Nigeria, we were doing 2.59 percent growth rate.

Now we are heading for a recession globally and Nigeria will not be insulated from that. We are working on plans to bring the economy back on track.”

https://gistsfanz.com/2020/06/we-are-going-into-recession-due-to-coronavirus-fashola-discloses.html

Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar put a call across to the family of Uwa Omozuwa, the Uniben undergraduate who died after suffering series of injuries from suspected rapists.

https://gistsfanz.com/2020/06/atiku-calls-uwaila-omozuwa-family-calls-for-review-of-rape-laws.html

Atiku revealed via his official Twitter handle that he condoled with the deceased family over the phone.

He then canvassed for a review of the laws on rape in the country to prevent further occurrence.
He tweeted,

I just spoke to the family of the late Uwa Omozuwa. I expressed my deepest condolences over her rape and murder. I feel their anguish. Sadly, rape is now a pandemic in our country.

It is time we reviewed the laws on rape to ensure that there are no escape routes in the investigation, prosecution, conviction and adequate punishment for this heinous crime. -AA

I just spoke to the family of the late Uwa Omozuwa. I expressed my deepest condolences over her rape and murder. I feel their anguish. Sadly, rape is now a pandemic in our country.

https://gistsfanz.com/2020/06/atiku-calls-uwaila-omozuwa-family-calls-for-review-of-rape-laws.html