Major cities in Africa’s most populous state Nigeria are now in lockdown. Nigeria’s borders are closed, domestic flights are halted and its authorities have identified 97 cases of Covid-19. From the capital Abuja, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani talks with host Marco Werman about how Nigerians are bracing for the pandemic to hit.
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