COVID-19: Nigerian govt urges citizens to sit at home, stop deportation of almajiris
The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 has urged Nigerians to sit at home, except they have “compelling reasons to go out”.
The three states have been in total lockdown for the past five weeks, as the federal government sought to curb the spread of Coronavirus. “Let me remind you, once more, that this easing up is in phases and those who are permitted to open have clearly been defined.
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