Updates and measures taking in Lagos State, Nigeria to cub COVID-19 Saga
LAGOS STATEMENT
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION
PRESS STATEMENT
Monday, 23rd March, 2020.
COVID 19: Public transport preventive measures guidelines to curb further spread of corona virus in buses, cabs, motor parks and garages.
As part of the efforts by the Lagos State Government to further prevent a State- wide spread of COVID-19 especially in motor parks, garages and other public transportation related environment, the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation is hereby notifying the general public through this statement that the following guidelines are henceforth compulsory for all stakeholders in public Transportation in the State to comply with:
1. All Transport Operators/Companies are expected to sanitize their parks and garages regularly and continuously (at least before and after each trip)
2. All Transport Operators/Companies are expected to have at the entrance to their respective parks/garages, washing hand equipment with soap and running water.
3. All Operators are expected to have alcohol based sanitizers in their Vehicles for the use of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers
4. All Operators are not allowed to over crowd/over load their vehicles at this point in time, Passenger's spacing must be fully observed. NCDC recommends that at least 2m (5feet) distance is required between anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness.
5. No standing in all BRT and LBSL bus operations
6. All buses should be at 60% capacity and not 100% (i.e danfo and other commercial buses)
7. All Air Conditioning System in public transport be put off
8. All public transport Operators/Company must have temperature reader to test each passenger before boarding the bus
9. All drivers and conductors should always wear hand gloves and nose guides while in transit
10. All passengers are also required to sanitize themselves before and after each trip
11. Passengers are also required to regularly wash their hands with soap and running water before and after each trip
12. Operators/Companies and passengers are expected to report any suspected case of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Transportation or call 08000CORONA
13. Passenger are also expected to report any Operator/Company that does not comply with these guidelines to the Monitoring Officer at sight or write to the Ministry, stating the Vehicle Registration Number, Park and Time.
With this directives well disseminated to you our transport Stakeholders and the men of the realms of fourth estate, we are confident that together we can put off this ranging fire of COVID-19.
Together we can stop further spread of the virus in Lagos State and Nigeria.
I thank you for listening and God bless.
Signed:
Dr Frederic Oladeinde
Hon. Commissioner for Transportation.
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION
PRESS STATEMENT
Monday, 23rd March, 2020.
COVID 19: Public transport preventive measures guidelines to curb further spread of corona virus in buses, cabs, motor parks and garages.
As part of the efforts by the Lagos State Government to further prevent a State- wide spread of COVID-19 especially in motor parks, garages and other public transportation related environment, the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation is hereby notifying the general public through this statement that the following guidelines are henceforth compulsory for all stakeholders in public Transportation in the State to comply with:
1. All Transport Operators/Companies are expected to sanitize their parks and garages regularly and continuously (at least before and after each trip)
2. All Transport Operators/Companies are expected to have at the entrance to their respective parks/garages, washing hand equipment with soap and running water.
3. All Operators are expected to have alcohol based sanitizers in their Vehicles for the use of Drivers, Conductors and Passengers
4. All Operators are not allowed to over crowd/over load their vehicles at this point in time, Passenger's spacing must be fully observed. NCDC recommends that at least 2m (5feet) distance is required between anyone showing symptoms of respiratory illness.
5. No standing in all BRT and LBSL bus operations
6. All buses should be at 60% capacity and not 100% (i.e danfo and other commercial buses)
7. All Air Conditioning System in public transport be put off
8. All public transport Operators/Company must have temperature reader to test each passenger before boarding the bus
9. All drivers and conductors should always wear hand gloves and nose guides while in transit
10. All passengers are also required to sanitize themselves before and after each trip
11. Passengers are also required to regularly wash their hands with soap and running water before and after each trip
12. Operators/Companies and passengers are expected to report any suspected case of COVID-19 to the Ministry of Transportation or call 08000CORONA
13. Passenger are also expected to report any Operator/Company that does not comply with these guidelines to the Monitoring Officer at sight or write to the Ministry, stating the Vehicle Registration Number, Park and Time.
With this directives well disseminated to you our transport Stakeholders and the men of the realms of fourth estate, we are confident that together we can put off this ranging fire of COVID-19.
Together we can stop further spread of the virus in Lagos State and Nigeria.
I thank you for listening and God bless.
Signed:
Dr Frederic Oladeinde
Hon. Commissioner for Transportation.
*NSE Daily Equity Market Report, Mar 20*
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*Report Credit ๐;* _stocksng.com_
_The Nigerian equities market on Friday closed on a positive note as the All Share Index grew by 0.54% to settle at 22,198.43 points from the previous close of 22,078.58 points on Thursday._
_The Market Capitalization grew by 0.54% to close at N11.568 trillion from the previous close of N11.506 trillion, thereby gaining N62 billion._
_Aggregate volume of traded stocks was 379 million units, down by 27.83% from the previous close of 525.85 million units._
_Value of traded stocks was down by 27.81% to close at N3.42 billion from the previous close of N4.74 billion._
_Total number of deals at the close of trade was 4,669, down by 14.33% from the previous close of 5,450 deals._
*Market Breadth;* ▪๐๐▪
_The market breadth closed positive as 18 equities gained against 13 equities that declined in their share prices._
*Percentage Gainers;* ๐
_Prestige Assurance, Chams and Union Diagnostics led the percentage gainers with 10% growth respectively._
_NASCON Allied Industries, UACN and Glaxosmith among other gainers grew their share prices by 9.54%, 9.03% and 8.70% respectively._
*Percentage Losers;* ๐
_Presco Plc led other price decliners, shedding 9.89% of its share price to close at N36.45 from the previous close of N40.45._
_Flour Mills of Nigeria, May & Baker and NCR Nigeria Plc among other price decliners shed their share prices by 9.81%, 9.60% and 9.09% respectively._
*Volume Drivers;* ๐
_Zenith Bank traded about 95.4 million units of its shares in 1,251 deals, valued at N1.15 billion._
_Guaranty Trust Bank traded about 35.7 million units of its shares in 501 deals, valued at N650.9 million._
LAGOS WEATHER UPDATE: Farmers please take note
*ALERT: WEATHER FORECAST FOR LAGOS STATE IN NIGERIA
Lagos to experience 240-day rainfall from March 19, says commissioner*
AUTHOR:
News Agency
Tunji Bello, commissioner for the environment and water resources, has urged residents of Lagos state to prepare for likely consequences of 240 to 270 days rain with the 2020 rainfall predicted to begin in March 19 and end November 22.
Bello made this known at a news conference on the 2020 seasonal rainfall predictions and prevention of flooding in Lagos, held at the ministry’s conference room on Tuesday.
He said it is necessary to inform Lagos residents about the 2020 rainfall prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET).
“Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) is to allay fears of residents and prepare them ahead for the likely consequences of the rain,” he said.
Bello said rainfall prediction for Lagos in 2020 was a near-normal one, saying Ikeja was expected to have about 1,526 millimeters, while Badagry was 1,759 millimeters.
He said Lagos with 1,714 millimeters, Ikorodu with 1,690 millimeters and Epe with 1,730 millimeters.
The commissioner said before the rainy season, a couple of rainfall was expected to occur which would be enormous and tend to give a false start to the rainy season.
“Lagos Island is expected to have a rainfall onset date of March 19, with an error margin of three days, while its cessation date is expected to be November 26,” he said.
“It is also expected that Lagos Island will have about 252 days of rainfall and about 1,714 millimeters of rainfall over the year.
“It can be deduced that Lagos State shall experience a rainy season of 240-270 days, while the maximum annual rainfall is predicted to be 1,750 millimeters. Year 2020 will likely experience days with extremely high rainfall amount which may result in flooding.
“Another contributory factor to possible flooding in the state is sea level rise. This poses the biggest risk to coastal areas and the state’s drainage infrastructure, as anytime there is high tidal movement, it may lock up the discharged points of drainage channels and until it recedes, there will be no discharge.
“Such occurrences also caused back flows, resulting in flooding but as soon as the Lagoon recedes, all generated storm water run-off will immediately discharge and our roads will be free.”
He assured Lagos residents that the state would continue to reap the gains of planning, as the flood control measures in the state had been stepped up to contain any unforeseen weather condition.
The commissioner added that relevant measures had been put in place in preparation for the 2020 rainy season.
Bello said the state was determined to maintain and sustain the long-established synergy and partnership with Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.
He said the partnership had ensured control and monitoring of steady and systematic release of water from Oyan Dam to prevent flooding of the release of the downstream communities.
He said the emergency flood abatement gang under drainage maintenance department of the ministry had been consistently de-silting and working on secondary collectors and conduits, to enable them discharge efficiently and act as retention basins.
Bello promised to beef up the ministry’s enlightenment efforts to sensitise and advise communities in coastal and low-lying wetland areas of the state, to move upward to avert needless loss of lives and property when the need arises.
He said the ministry would also serve abatement notice to owners of illegal structures, violators of buildings, regulations on drainage alignments tenements and institutions discharging solid waste in water bodies.
Bello, however, urged media to support the state government under the leadership of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, to sensitise Lagos residents who resided along flood plains of major rivers and drainage channels to always be on the alert and ready to relocate to higher grounds when the need arises.
He advised residents to report cases of drainage blockages, dumping of waste into other unauthorised places.
Bello said telephone numbers of all the state drainage engineers would be available in the 57 local government areas and local council development areas of the state to attend to all needs before, during and after the rainy season.
He, however, appealed to the people to support government efforts by complementing the state government through regular clearing of drains in their frontages to ensure free-flow of storm water.
He warned residents to desist from dumping refuse into drainage and on the roads.
Lagos to experience 240-day rainfall from March 19, says commissioner*
AUTHOR:
News Agency
Tunji Bello, commissioner for the environment and water resources, has urged residents of Lagos state to prepare for likely consequences of 240 to 270 days rain with the 2020 rainfall predicted to begin in March 19 and end November 22.
Bello made this known at a news conference on the 2020 seasonal rainfall predictions and prevention of flooding in Lagos, held at the ministry’s conference room on Tuesday.
He said it is necessary to inform Lagos residents about the 2020 rainfall prediction by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET).
“Seasonal Rainfall Prediction (SRP) is to allay fears of residents and prepare them ahead for the likely consequences of the rain,” he said.
Bello said rainfall prediction for Lagos in 2020 was a near-normal one, saying Ikeja was expected to have about 1,526 millimeters, while Badagry was 1,759 millimeters.
He said Lagos with 1,714 millimeters, Ikorodu with 1,690 millimeters and Epe with 1,730 millimeters.
The commissioner said before the rainy season, a couple of rainfall was expected to occur which would be enormous and tend to give a false start to the rainy season.
“Lagos Island is expected to have a rainfall onset date of March 19, with an error margin of three days, while its cessation date is expected to be November 26,” he said.
“It is also expected that Lagos Island will have about 252 days of rainfall and about 1,714 millimeters of rainfall over the year.
“It can be deduced that Lagos State shall experience a rainy season of 240-270 days, while the maximum annual rainfall is predicted to be 1,750 millimeters. Year 2020 will likely experience days with extremely high rainfall amount which may result in flooding.
“Another contributory factor to possible flooding in the state is sea level rise. This poses the biggest risk to coastal areas and the state’s drainage infrastructure, as anytime there is high tidal movement, it may lock up the discharged points of drainage channels and until it recedes, there will be no discharge.
“Such occurrences also caused back flows, resulting in flooding but as soon as the Lagoon recedes, all generated storm water run-off will immediately discharge and our roads will be free.”
He assured Lagos residents that the state would continue to reap the gains of planning, as the flood control measures in the state had been stepped up to contain any unforeseen weather condition.
The commissioner added that relevant measures had been put in place in preparation for the 2020 rainy season.
Bello said the state was determined to maintain and sustain the long-established synergy and partnership with Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.
He said the partnership had ensured control and monitoring of steady and systematic release of water from Oyan Dam to prevent flooding of the release of the downstream communities.
He said the emergency flood abatement gang under drainage maintenance department of the ministry had been consistently de-silting and working on secondary collectors and conduits, to enable them discharge efficiently and act as retention basins.
Bello promised to beef up the ministry’s enlightenment efforts to sensitise and advise communities in coastal and low-lying wetland areas of the state, to move upward to avert needless loss of lives and property when the need arises.
He said the ministry would also serve abatement notice to owners of illegal structures, violators of buildings, regulations on drainage alignments tenements and institutions discharging solid waste in water bodies.
Bello, however, urged media to support the state government under the leadership of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of the state, to sensitise Lagos residents who resided along flood plains of major rivers and drainage channels to always be on the alert and ready to relocate to higher grounds when the need arises.
He advised residents to report cases of drainage blockages, dumping of waste into other unauthorised places.
Bello said telephone numbers of all the state drainage engineers would be available in the 57 local government areas and local council development areas of the state to attend to all needs before, during and after the rainy season.
He, however, appealed to the people to support government efforts by complementing the state government through regular clearing of drains in their frontages to ensure free-flow of storm water.
He warned residents to desist from dumping refuse into drainage and on the roads.
NIGERIA ON THE WORLD 5TH TOP LIST
Barely hours after Fareed Zakaria of CNN analysed, that Nigerian immigrants are highly skilled, English speaking immigrants, the Nigerian passport value suddenly skyrocketed as countries including Canada, Britain, Germany, France, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and 186 other countries relaxed their visa requirements for Nigerians, wanting a share of those highly skilled immigrants that the US president is too racist to see.
In recent times, Nigerians have had no choice but to cling on to whatever gives them hope.. Here is one of such great news
Nigerian Passport Becomes World's Fifth Most Powerful~ After CNN's Fareed Zakaria Analysis
For the first time ever, an African passport is among the top five most powerful in the world. Revealing this on Monday on its website, the Henley Passport Index released its ranking for the year 2020 and Nigeria had a dramatic rise from being at the 95th spot to going up to the 5th most powerful knocking out both Spain and Denmark and tying with Luxembourg.
This, surprisingly, is coming after the White House announced late last month that immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries will no longer be eligible for visas allowing them to live in the US permanently, expanding Trump’s controversial travel ban policy. The proclamation cited Nigeria’s failure to comply with security and information sharing requirements, and its high “terror” risk to the US as reasons for imposing the restriction.
But as CNN's Fareed Zakaria analyzed in the latest episode of his current affairs program ‘Fareed Zakaria GPS’, Nigerians pose no specific security threat whatsoever to the US and its placing on the travel ban list only amplifies Trump’s racist views on immigration. Zakaria noted that if Trump’s desire for highly skilled immigrants was really a thing, then Nigerians should definitely not be on the ban list. This is because Nigerian immigrants who make up the largest sub-Saharan African immigrants in the US as of 2017, are highly skilled, English speaking immigrants.
This is some good news
HIDDEN OPPORTUNITIES IN EGG BUSINESS
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In Nigeria, poultry business is an immensely profitable one for any entrepreneur to venture into. But while growing chickens can be a very lucrative investment, venturing into the distribution and supply of eggs to buyers is a lucrative segment of the poultry business for anyone to start up a profitable enterprise in.
A lot of people do not believe that there is very huge business opportunity in connecting egg buyers and egg sellers. Many poultry farmers who produce eggs on their farms do not have much time to market in a bid to reach out to potential buyers because of the task of managing the farm. This burden is taken off by egg distributors who come into poultry farms to purchase crates of eggs at reduced price and sell to market men and women (who retails to end consumers) at a profit.
Eggs are largely consumed by a wide range of people and organisations in Nigeria ranging from restaurants, hotels, boarding schools, events, families, and individuals. It is even more interesting to know that in the production of most confectioneries, eggs are used in the manufacturing process, and as such, their demand and usage in Nigeria remains astronomical.
Let’s go into the main business of the day..!
STARTING THE EGG SUPPLY BUSINESS
How do you go about the eggs supply business in Nigeria? It is simple, we have compiled some practical steps to follow. Here are they:
STEP ONE. IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET MARKET
The truth is sourcing for eggs is not a problem. You may even have your own poultry where you pick eggs from. However, what is very important is to identify/locate your target market. Who are you selling to? Or who is buying from you?
As long as egg is concerned, its target market is very large and demand is always on the increase. The good thing is, there are so many outlets where you can market your product (eggs). Places like restaurants, hotels, school hostels, canteens, baking factories, boarding schools, open markets etc. Meet them one on one and offer to be their egg supplier with mouth-watering benefits attached.
Once you have an agreement with the places listed above, all you need to do is to supply them anytime they order. Knowing when next your customers will need a supply is something you must also enquire. That will keep you busy into meeting demand.
STEP TWO: SOURCE FOR A RELIABLE POULTRY FARM THAT PRODUCES LARGE EGG VOLUMES
Having located a potential market for your eggs business, the next step is to identify at least two or three farms to pick up eggs for sale. A proper survey and investigation might be needed here so as to find a farm that is consistent and reliable. You should look for farms that can give you the eggs at very affordable, reasonable and competitive prices.
The price of medium size eggs ranges from N600 to N650 per crate. Extra-large goes for N700 to N750 per crate. Other factors you might need to put into consideration before making decision are size of the eggs, colour (Brown or White), distance to market and means of transporting the eggs.
STEP THREE: RAISE ADEQUATE START-UP CAPITAL
One of the advantage of this business is that it doesn’t require much start-up capital. Although some farms may give you certain amount of crates of eggs on credit after you have been tested over time, nevertheless you will need to have your capital with you when starting egg distribution business. Your start-up capital will be used in the initial purchase of eggs from the poultry farm, purchase of crates and if possible an egg delivery van.
STEP FOUR: GET AN EGG DELIVERY VAN
Most retailers prefer distributors who would help to convey their goods (eggs) to their shop. This is because most of them are afraid of recording a high number of cracked eggs during transportation of the egg from the distributors warehouse to their shop.
Rather than having a point of sale where buyers come to purchase the eggs, it is more profitable if you make it mobile by taking it to the doorsteps of customers who buy it in large quantities. If you can afford to get a delivery van, then go ahead. If you do not have a personal van or truck, you can hire one for a start. Asides careful driving, compact arrangement of egg crates will minimize the amount of cracks.
STEP FIVE: SETUP A STORAGE FACILITY (WAREHOUSE)
Demand for eggs fluctuates. Sometimes you end up purchasing more eggs than is eventually sold. There comes the need for an egg storage facility. You’ll need to get a shop in a strategic market place where it will be easily accessible for your customer as this will give your egg marketing business the needed exposure.
STEP SIX: PURCHASE OTHER WORKING TOOLS (CRATES)
This can be paper or plastic crates. It is advisable to purchase the paper crates because it is more protective and reduced the number of cracks from egg transportation. Paper crates are also cheaper than plastic crates. It, however, gets damaged quickly than plastic ones. The total number of the crates you'll need however depends on the volume or quantity of eggs you are distributing to your customers.
STEP SEVEN: GET A COMPLIMENTARY CARD
You need to have a professional looking business card, with your contact details and address clearly printed. Issuing a complimentary card to your potential customers is a good way to help them patronize your product. You never can tell who else might get in contact with your card. One card can get to more than one individuals.
STEP EIGHT: HIRE EMPLOYEES
You cannot be the one driving and at the same picking up eggs from the farms, supplying eggs to the customers and all other things involved. You will need to employ one or two persons to help you out which leaves you to do much of supervision. This will inject efficiency to your work and ensure quick delivery of eggs to customers.
COST OF STARTING THIS BUSINESS
About 80% or more of your capital will be used to acquire an egg delivery van. Once you get that out-of-the-way, then getting the eggs with N70, 000 will be reasonable. As you go, you grow bigger into the egg supply business thereby realizing your start-up capital within a short period. No matter how small your finance is, you can start-up something. We believe in start small and end big.
There are eggs for sale at a very cheap farm price.
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