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Domestic flights re-opened in Nigeria and despite hike in flight costs, flyers trooped out to travel to different destinations across the country after over three months of flight and inter-station travel restrictions.
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To limit the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria’s main commercial city, businesses are now allowed to operate on alternate days with limited hours, but this is creating a whole new challenge for business owners in a city where commute alone takes hours due to traffic.
A month before the lockdown started Tshepo Mekoa’s logistics business was facing exponential growth. He had hired 16 employees, purchased 9 vehicles and was about to move his business into a new 3000 square metre warehouse - business was looking good. More than a month into lockdown, he’s had to lay off 40 workers, and those that remain have taken a 50 % pay cut - in an instant the company is now battling to survive.
