Akwai ibom To Continue Lockdown Restrictions

The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced its decision to continue enforcing the Quarantine and Restriction of Movement order indefinitely.

Lockdown in the state started on May, 30, 2020 and was expected to end on Thursday, April, 30 making it one month.

However, the Secretary to the State Government and Chairman, COVID-19 Management Committee. Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, in a 9th COVID-19 update held on Wednesday at Government House, Uyo, said the state government was constrained to continue the enforcement of lockdown regulations at the moment due to the threat of the virus.

Ekuwem said the state government acknowledged the hardship experienced by people as a result of the lockdown noting that the extension was for the wellbeing and safety of the people.

CBN resumes dollar sales for SMEs, school fees

The Central Bank of Nigeria has resumed provision of foreign exchange to all commercial banks for onward sales to parents wishing to pay school fees and Small and Medium Enterprises.

The CBN Director,  Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor made this known in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.

Okorafor explained that the development was due to the gradual easing of the COVID-19 lockdown in the country and across the globe.

IMF Grants $3.4bn Loan to Nigeria

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has approved Nigeria’s request for financial assistance to the tune of $3.4 billion.

The disbursement is the highest so far given to any African country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Naira Marley Embraces Ramadan

Naira Marley has put a halt to his exuberances on social media to embrace Islam during the holy month of Ramadan.

The 25-year-old father of three stunned his 3.1 million followers on Instagram and 1.1 million followers on Twitter to share quotes from the Quran at the start of Ramadan on Friday, April 24.

Reacting to some of the backlashes he got from some followers on Twitter and Instagram, Naira Marley said, “You will never be able to please all of the people all of the time, so concentrate on pleasing your maker (ALLAH) because that’s what matters.

Naira Marley was born Azeez Fashola in 1994. In less than 14 months, he became Nigeria’s most controversial music artist with at least 3 viral songs and large followership on social media and music scene.

He has proudly promoted sex, alcohol, and drugs in his music but said in different interviews that he gets musical inspiration from Islamic songs and Fuji music.

The singer also revealed to Olisa Adibua in his interview on The Truth that he began a career in music after he made £250, 000 from doing odd jobs on the streets of London.

The Nation