The Independent (Nigeria) published an article that Peter Esele, former President of TUC relying on IFPRI's study said, a possible global GDP loss of 5% this year could push another 147 million people into extreme poverty, more than half of them in sub-Saharan Africa (see blogpost, Poverty and food insecurity could grow dramatically as COVID-19 spreads). He said, “As the Federal Government plan for nation’s economic recovery in the coming months, we can only hope that they’ll integrate some of the more important lessons that COVID-19 has already taught us, recognizing that only smart fiscal recovery packages for agro-products for export can simultaneously deliver on both economic and climate goals.”
