NAS, NEMA, stakeholders canvass nationwide lockdown, strategic plan

The Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) has advocated lockdown of the country for four weeks due to increase in the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus. President of the academy, Professor Mosto Onuoha, in a statement yesterday, said it was time to shut down the country to reduce the number of new importations and community transmissions.

From Tope Templer Olaiya (Lagos) and Ibrahim Obansa (Lokoja)