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The Covid-19 pandemic and Nigeria’s event industry

By Guardian Exclusive
03 June 2021   |   12:40 pm
The Entertainment industry world over has taken the biggest hit since the world was forced to shut down because of the Covid-19 pandemic and Nigeria is not exempted. Estimated to worth over 2 Billion Dollars, GuardianTV takes an exclusive look at the massive impact it has on the Nigerian entertainment and event industry.

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