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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by anyilala12335(m): 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
God have mercy... Another 14 days...
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by BIDOO(m): 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
kingthreat:


Chukwu John. You are a man
Plz sir, can I get just 1k sir, it will go a long way. Thank you. 3060037742 first bank.
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by princessbecky(f): 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
Omg another 14days
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Seandisputed(m): 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
koldej:
Anoda 14daes..........we die here! Receive mysoul Lord!
Bro please i dey hungry no let me laugh abeg

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by jrjfjfj: 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
2 wks grin angry grin
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by StPete: 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
The announcement is tantamount to announcing that people can now go on rampage and anarchy. Explosion of crime will be like as never seen before

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Jabioro: 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
He had started lying how he give you nairalander money and food..come and deny it your president said it with evidence

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Emma1Oj(m): 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
Observer1:


You better begin to arrange for your transport fare to aso rock because he's going to extend it to the 5th of may.
he has already and asked us to be diligent in complying to the order.. What nonsense??
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by marbeeexce(f): 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
Another 2 weeks?
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Nephilim: 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
Two weeks extension of the lockdown
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by TheAviator: 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
Observer1:


he's going to extend it to the 5th of may.

You are sure of this or you are just speculating?
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Esji80(m): 7:16pm On Apr 13, 2020
social register to be increased by another 1million households

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by ernie1234(m): 7:17pm On Apr 13, 2020
Another extension for two weeks still ongoing..
How can we feed
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by OTayobami(m): 7:17pm On Apr 13, 2020
Realdeals:
Another 14 days

And it's after that 14 days that he'll be able to come and address the Ogun/Lagos unrest again.
Shior! Prekesidenti

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by AbuEzeFemi(m): 7:17pm On Apr 13, 2020
Lockdown for 2 more weeks confirmation
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Lilimax(f): 7:17pm On Apr 13, 2020
Funjosh:
God please give me my daily bread sad
Amen.
The God that multiplied 5 loaves of Bread with 2 fishes is still on the throne.
This has been my daily prayers smiley

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Jabioro: 7:17pm On Apr 13, 2020
Your freedom end others people right

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Nodogragra4me(m): 7:17pm On Apr 13, 2020
Brunicekid:
President Muhammadu Buhari will be addressing the Nation today, and here is the live thread to follow through on his broadcast that will be aired on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) by 7 PM tonight.

Watch live video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDNGb4JDbM


Edited. Not Live

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Lisa001: 7:17pm On Apr 13, 2020
Extend what?
As I'm typing there's a robbery going on in my neighborhood.....

Kuku kill us o

This is unbearable
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by neonet(m): 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
What a mess....2 more weeks Chai
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Femeto: 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
Esji80:
social register to be increased by another 1million households
This is not enough. Our President is wicked.
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Jabioro: 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
Expect government support even you are no more
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by thymm50(m): 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
His eyebrows are not moving

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by ajbf: 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
hachan:
See how omo naija full this thread.

Over 2000 viewers! shocked
Over 2000 unregistered guests.
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by SleekyP(m): 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
SMH!!

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by duduade: 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA
MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020

1. Fellow Nigerians

2. In my addresson Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory to stay at home for an initial period of fourteen days starting from the Monday, 30th March 2020.

3. Many State Governments also introduced similar restrictions.

4. As your democratically elected leaders, we madethis very difficult decision knowing fully well it will severely disrupt your livelihoods and bring undue hardship to you, your loved ones and your communities.

5. However, suchsacrifices are needed to limit the spread of COVID-19 in our country. They were necessary to save lives.

6. Our objective was, and still remains, to contain the spread of the Coronavirus and to provide space, time and resources for an aggressive and collective action.

7. The level of compliance to the COVID-19guidelines issued has been generally good across the country.I wish to thank you all most sincerely for the great sacrifice you are making for each other at this critical time.



8. I will take this opportunity torecognise the massive support from our traditional rulers, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) during this pandemic.

9. I also acknowledge the support and contributions received from public spirited individuals, the business community and our international partners and friends.

10. I must also thank the media houses, celebrities and other public figures for the great work they are doing in sensitizing our citizens on hygienic practices, social distancing and issues associated with social gatherings.


11. As a result of the overwhelming support and cooperation received, we were able to achieve a lot during these 14 days of initial lockdown.

12. We implemented comprehensive public health measures that intensified our case identification, testing, isolation and contact tracing capabilities.

13. To date, we have identified 92% of all identified contacts while doubling the number of testing laboratories in the country and raising our testing capacity to 1,500 tests per day.

14. We also trained over 7,000 Healthcare workers on infection prevention and control while deploying NCDC teams to 19 states of the federation.

15. Lagos and Abuja today have the capacity to admit some 1,000 patients each across several treatment centres.

16. Many State Governments have also made provisions for isolation wards and treatment centres. We will also build similar centers near our airports and land borders.

17. Using our resources, and those provided through donations, we will adequately equip and man these centres in the coming weeks. Already, health care workers across all the treatment centers have been provided with the personal protective equipment that they need to safely carry out the care they provide.

18. Our hope and prayersare that we do not have to use all these centres. But we will be ready for all eventualities.

19. At this point, I must recognise the incredible work being done by our healthcare workers and volunteers across the country especially in frontline areas of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory.

20. You are our heroes and as a nation, we will forever remain grateful for your sacrifice during this very difficult time. More measures to motivate our health care workers are being introduced which we will announce in the coming weeks.

21. As a nation, we are on the right track to win the fight against COVID-19.

22. However, I remain concerned about the increase in number of confirmedcases and deaths being reported across the world andin Nigeria specifically.

23. On 30th March 2020, when we started our lockdown in conforming with medical and scientific advice,the total number of confirmed cases across the world was over 780,000.

24. Yesterday, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases globally was over one million, eight hundred and fifty thousand. This figure is more than double in two weeks!

25. In the last fourteen days alone, over seventy thousand people have died due to this disease.

26. In the same period, we have seen the health system of even the most developed nations being overwhelmed by this virus.

27. Here in Nigeria, we had 131 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in 12 States on 30th March 2020. We had two fatalities then.

28. This morning, Nigeria had 323 confirmed casesin twenty States. Unfortunately we now haveten fatalities. Lagos State remains thecenter and accounts for 54% of the confirmed cases in Nigeria. When combined with the FCT, the two locations represent over 71% of the confirmed cases in Nigeria.

29. Most of our efforts will continue to focus in these two locations.

30. Majority of the confirmed cases in Lagos and the FCT are individuals with recent international travel history or those that came into contact with returnees from international trips.

31. By closing our airports and land borders and putting strict conditions for seaport activities, we have reduced the impact of external factors on our country. However, the increase in the number of States with positive cases is alarming.

32. The National Centre for Disease Control has informed me that, a large proportion of new infections are now occurring in our communities, through person-to-person contacts. So we must pay attention to the danger of close contact between person to person.

33. At this point, I will remind all Nigerians to continue to take responsibility for the recommended measures to prevent transmission, including maintaining physical distancing, good personal hygiene and staying at home.

34. In addition, I have signed the Quarantine Order in this regard and additional regulations to provide clarity in respect of the control measures for the COVID-19pandemic which will be released soon.


35. The public health response to COVID-19 is built on our ability to detect, test and admit cases as well as trace all their contacts. While I note some appreciable progress, we can achieve a lot more.

36. Today, the cessation of movement, physical distancing measures and the prohibition of mass gatherings remain the most efficient and effective way of reducing the transmission of the virus.By sustaining these measures, combined with extensive testing and contact tracing, we can take control and limit the spread of the disease.

37. Our approach to the virus remains in 2 steps - First, to protect the lives of our fellow Nigerians and residents living here and second, to preserve the livelihoods of workers and business owners.

38. With this in mind and having carefully considered the briefings and Report from the Presidential Task Force and the various options offered, it has become necessary to extend the current restriction of movement in Lagos and Ogun States as well as the FCT for another fourteen days effective from 11:59 pm on Monday, 13th of April, 2020.I am therefore once again asking you all to work with Government in this fight.

39. This is not a joke. It is a matter of life and death. Mosques in Makkah and Madina have been closed. The Pope celebrated Mass on an empty St. Peter’s Square. The famous Notre Dame cathedral in Paris held Easter Mass with less than 10 people. India, Italy and France are in complete lockdown. Other countries are in the process of following suit. We can not be lax.

40. The previously issued guidelines on exempted services shall remain.

41. This is a difficult decision to take, but I am convinced that this is the right decision. The evidence is clear.

42. The repercussions of any premature end to the lockdown action is unimaginable.

43. Wemust not lose the gains achieved thus far. We must not allow a rapid increase in community transmission. We must endure a little longer.

44. I will therefore take this opportunity to urge you all to notify the relevant authorities if you or your loved ones develop any symptoms. I will also ask our health care professionals to redouble their efforts to identify all suspected cases, bring them into care and prevent transmission to others.

45. No country can afford the full impact of a sustained restriction of movement on its economy.I am fully aware of the great difficulties experienced especially by those who earn a daily wage such as traders, dayworkers, artisans and manual workers.

46. For this group, their sustenance depends on their ability to go out. Their livelihoods depend on them mingling with others and about seeking work. But despite these realities we must not change the restrictions.

47. In the past two weeks, we announced palliative measures such as food distribution, cash transfers and loans repayment waivers to ease the pains of our restrictive policies during this difficult time. These palliatives will be sustained.

48. I have also directed that the current social register be expanded from 2.6 million households to 3.6 million households in the next two weeks. This means we will support an additional one million homes with our social investment programs. A technical committee is working on this and will submit a report to mebythe end of this week.


49. The Security Agencies have risen to the challenges posed by this unprecedented situation with gallantry and I commend them. I urge them to continue to maintain utmost vigilance, firmness as well as restraint in enforcing the restriction orders while not neglecting statutory security responsibilities.

50. Fellow Nigerians, follow the instructions on social distancing. The irresponsibility of the few can lead to the death of the many. Your freedom ends where other people’s rights begin.

51. The response of our State Governors has been particularly impressive, especially in aligning their policies and actions to those of the Federal Government.

52. In the coming weeks, I want to assure you that the Federal Government, through the Presidential Task Force, will do whatever it takes to support you in this very difficult period. I have no doubt that, by working together and carefully following the rules, we shall get over this pandemic.

53. I must also thank the Legislative arm of Government for all their support and donations in this very difficult period. This collaboration is critical to the short and long-term success of all the measures that we have instituted in response to the pandemic.


54. As a result of this pandemic, the world as we know it has changed. The way we interact with each other, conduct our businesses and trade, travel, educate our children and earn our livelihoods will be different.

55. To ensure our economy adapts to this new reality, I am directing the Ministers of Industry, Trade and Investment,Communication and Digital Economy,Science and Technology,Transportation, Aviation,Interior,Health, Works and Housing, Labour and Employment andEducation to jointly develop a comprehensive policy for a “Nigerian economy functioning with COVID-19”.

56. The Ministers will be supported by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council and Economic Sustainability Committee in executing this mandate.

57. I am also directing the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, the National Security Adviser, the Vice Chairman, National Food Security Council and the Chairman, Presidential Fertiliser Initiative to work with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19to ensure the impact of this pandemic on our 2020 farming season is minimized.

58. Finally, I want to thank the members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for all their hard work so far. Indeed, the patriotism shown in your work is exemplary and highly commendable.

59. Fellow Nigerians, I have no doubt that by working together and carefully following the rules, we shall get over this pandemic and emerge stronger in the end.

60. I thank you all for listening and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by medolab90(m): 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
embarassed embarassed embarassed
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by chukwugoziegi: 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
Everything after the announcement of the Two Weeks Lockdown is rubbish. We've heard what we want to hear.
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Femich18(m): 7:18pm On Apr 13, 2020
This thing ain't funny again....
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Kharol1234: 7:19pm On Apr 13, 2020
Another 14days na die we dae
Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by Lilimax(f): 7:19pm On Apr 13, 2020
Emma1Oj:
The dullard has extended the lockdown for another two weeks..

I ever regret voting this man..

No plan for the masses..
He is the best man for you guys. Enjoy him the Mr Integrity smiley

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Re: Coronavirus: President Buhari Addresses Nigerians - Live Updates (13 April 2020) by NERDYDREAMS(m): 7:19pm On Apr 13, 2020
ALCOHOLKILLS:
If that old man extend this lockdown, I will storm aso rock with boys and beat the hell out of him, what nonsense angry sad

It has been extended already cry

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