Today is Easter Monday. It’s been 20 days since the lockdown by the Lagos state government. Then the Federal government added its own on Monday, 30th March by 11 pm. Now the lockdown has been extended by 2 weeks.
It now feels like a situation of war as Nigerians are hit by hunger, armed robbers and the Coronavirus. The Hungervirus is the scariest.
Nigerians are caught between hunger and the Coronavirus
After the 3 pandemics end, the nation goes on to face the issue of food security as it this is the planting season being spent indoors.
We are faced with a situation close to war as gangs have taken over some parts of Mainland Lagos.
Amidst this situation, we must survive and come out of this ready to rebuild this nation.
From next month a lot of Nigerians are going to find out that they are not middle class. They are poor. Some already know this. The lockdown is opening people’s eyes.
My name is Ailende Truston Oiselenjakhian. I am Esan man from Lagos, Nigeria. As I write this there is a blackout at my family house where I am under lockdown due to the Coronavirus which is ravaging the world as we know it.
I have been on lockdown since March 24 when the current governor of Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu issued a lockdown in Lagos state. The Federal government would later declare its own lockdown on March 30th by 11pm.
So far, Lagosians have been locked in for 19 days. My hair and beard are overgrown since I finally have an excuse to grow a beard. I have never had that chance despite having some grey hairs on my head. As a teacher, I have always had to dress to impress parents. Now they don’t matter.
I started this series because of the quote by William Ukpe. If you are on Twitter, you should follow William Ukpe. All I will say about him is that he was in Liberia as a child during the Liberian Civil War.
Even if the lockdown ended on Tuesday, the decimation it has wrought to personal wealth would still be felt. Lives have already been ruined by it. People have become impoverished as a result of the lockdown.
When I saw that quote, I knew I had to help out in anyway I could. My first time out of seclusion was on April 10 when I would do a webinar with the BNUG Group.
So I am writing this series to teach people how to make money online using their talents.
A word of caution. Since April 10, I have noticed a surge in direct messages of various kinds across my social media platforms. As at today, my Facebook notifications are turned off.
The above image is from the Avengers Endgame movie when Tony Stark decides to come back into the fight. We all know he dies. For me, this is the moment when he dies.
Yes, I do allude that I am Tony Stark. Like him, at this point in my life, everyone I care about is safe and sound. I have no need to fight. So I am not doing this for you, my readers.
When my friend advised me, I taught about how I could do what Tony Stark did and still go home alive. My best option for this would be to give everyone the tools they need to build their own suit to fight their war and that is the aim of this series.
According to Praise George, the steps to writing a book are shown below:
How to Write Your Book
Right now, I am on step 5. I cannot promise that a book will come out of this series. Knowing what I know about writing having written 5 books, I hesitate to promise a book.
I am doing this because I am part of this world and I care about it. Seeing it go to shit bothers me.
I have had to take this road to get you to this point where I can teach you how to make money online because without the right mindset, your skillset or toolset won’t matter.
We all know people who are amazingly talented but can’t seem to go anywhere with their lives you might even be one of them. Without the right attitude, success is unattainable.
Making Money During This Lockdown in Nigeria Using Your Talents
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Like all good copywriters, he sells a training course at the end of the book. The extension of the lockdown has since affected that. I, however, recommend the content.
This is a good place to stop. I shall expand more on the topic as we go along.
With the extension of the lockdown indefinitely, crime will rise in the affected states.
Today marks the 11th Day of the Lagos Lockdown. For me it has been a time of emotional torture.
We didn’t have electricity for two days. The neighbors were all in a contest to outlast each others with their generators. My head got pounded for 2 days before the light came on.
This article covers the general position of most Nigerians on the Lagos Lockdown. Rather than continue staying at home, most of us want to take our chances with the virus.
Myself included. Everyday we stay at home, we get poorer. I am lucky that I can write for a living but the majority of people live from hand to mouth.
The so called handouts were shared to the “vulnerable”. How it is possible that their details are missing is somehow beyond me.
Thankfully, the reality of living in Nigeria is dawning on most Nigerians.
Today marks Day 10 of the Lagos Lockdown. There has been no light all day but the useless NCDC has sent me like 2 SMS on the Coronavirus.
Frankly I no longer care about the Coronavirus. I no longer think there is a virus in Nigeria. I now suspect a plan to steal money.
The Coronavirus continues to threaten to tear the fabric of this world. Recently, the Australian Prime Minister threw Non-Australian citizens under the bus.
This just goes to show that real situations expose fake people.
Today is Day 9 of the Lagos Lockdown. As at today, the Coronavirus has killed 6 people. However, the Nigerian Army and Police have killed 9 people in the enforcement of the lockdown.
People from the LCDA would go round today to check for sick people. Ironic because where they could not bring food, they were looking for the sick.
