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School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic has affected over a billion students globally.[1] The extended lockdown of educational institutions has significantly interrupted learning, putting additional stress on the overall education system, particularly in developing countries. With schools around the world being forced to adopt virtual learning methods conducted through...
Beyond the wet markets of Wuhan, the coronavirus has ravaged other markets, economies and lives in at least 210 countries[1] as at 10th May 2020. It has caused several deaths, millions of job losses, lulls in economies, and it comes as no surprise that stock markets all over the world...
The Spanish Flu of 1918, which lasted for two years and infected approximately 500 million people worldwide has officially been named as the deadliest pandemic in modern history.[1] While the first strain caused by an H1N1 virus[2] was not particularly deadly, the second wave came with a vengeance.1 With over 3 million...
COVID-19 has continued to hinder global economies and may lead to a global recession.[1] So far, the pandemic has disrupted economic activities in over 210 countries. Most apparent, is its impact on global stock markets and international trade. The oil and gas sector in Nigeria – our main export...
Well-being, corruption perception, global competitive and misery indexes are used for measuring a country’s economic performance. This article will focus on the misery index– which shows how happy or miserable a particular populace is. Given the rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the...
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing real damage to businesses in Nigeria and the economic outlook seems bleak. The CBN has adjusted the dollar exchange rate to N360 for $1, and the price of crude per barrel has consistently fallen below the 2020 budget assumption. All these indicators do not...
The COVID-19 outbreak has fundamentally changed everything from livelihoods to individual lifestyles. With the rapid spread of the novel virus in Nigeria, business activities have slowed down and, in some cases, come to a halt as people are forced to stay indoors to limit the spread. Considering the current internal...
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world economy, a global recession worse than the global financial crisis of 2008 seems to be looming. Early estimates speculate that the global pandemic might cause most major economies to lose at least 2.4% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in...
The Corona virus that started in December 2019 is a global pandemic that has killed over 100,000 people in at least 210 countries.[1] The nature of the virus has forced countries to impose lockdowns in a bid to mitigate the spread. This lockdown has however...
Implementing Innovative Strategies to Improve Education in Nigeria According to UNICEF, one in every five of the world’s out-of-school children is in Nigeria. Approximately 10.5 million children aged 5-14 years in Nigeria are not in school, and only 35.6% of 3-5-year olds receive early childhood education.[1] Education is an important driver...
