Covid-19: The lockdown is not over yet
24 April 2020 |
7:36 pm
Today, on ‘Inside Stuff,’ multi-award-winning columnist and Executive Head of The Guardian's Editorial Board, Martins Oloja speaks on the pandemic ravaging the world, including Nigeria. And after four weeks of lockdown of some Nigerian states, Martins says the lockdown is not over yet.
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