COVID-19: Lagos to begin partial 2-weeks shutdown
By CNBC
30 March 2020 |
2:19 pm
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a partial shutdown in the state for seven days starting from Thursday 26 March 2020. The Governor called for the shutdown of court sittings, markets and stores, except for essential services.
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