* Lagos, Abuja have majority of confirmed Coronavirus cases 鈹�Presidency

* Government鈥檚 focused to urgently, drastically contain Coronavirus cases
Isola Moses | 绿帽献妻
Following the reported daily rise in the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria in recent times, President Muhammadu Buhari imposed a complete lockdown on Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Abuja, Nigeria鈥檚 Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

绿帽献妻 reports that President Buhari, in his nationwide address to Nigerians Sunday, March 29, 2020, stated that based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), total restriction of human and vehicular movement in the two states and FCT has become imperative with an initial lockdown of 14 days.

The President ordered that the curfew should begin from 11p.m. on Monday, March 30.

Buhari noted that Lagos and Abuja have the majority of confirmed cases in Nigeria.

The lockdown is in line with the government鈥檚 focus to urgently and drastically contain these cases, and to support other states and regions in the best way possible, he submitted.

In his address, despite the President鈥檚 lockdown order he however, noted that there were some who are exempted from the clause.

Some of those who are exempted from the order, according to President Buhari are as follows:

1. Hospitals
2. Medical establishments
3. Healthcare manufacturing and distribution companies
4. Food processing, distribution and retail companies
5. Petroleum distribution and retail entities
6. Power generation, transmission and distribution companies
7. Private security companies
8. Telecommunication Workers
9. Broadcasters
10. Print media staff
11. Electronic media personnel.

He, nonetheless, observed that these establishments are exempted, and their movement during the lockdown will be restricted, monitored accordingly.