Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- Although Nigeria's economy witnessed a contraction of -6.10 per cent in the second quarter of 2020, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has said it is not doing badly.

He made the statement at the end of Thursday's meeting of the Council of State, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The lawmaker said top among the topics discussed at the meeting is the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and what the government is doing to keep the economy going.

He said he is impressed with what has been achieved in the area of ensuring that the economy stays afloat, despite the negative growth.

According to data released by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the contraction, which is the largest in Nigeria's economy in at le...