Sidney Onoriode Esiri, Nigerian singer better known as Dr. Sid, has advised his fans to learn new skills during the stay at home enforced to cushion the economic impact of the lockdown as the fight against the virus continues.
According to him, it is the best time to learn a new skill rather than waste the whole time doing nothing.
This is coming at a time when President Muhammadu Buhari extended the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.
The son of late Nollywood veteran, Justice Esiri took to his social media page to urge fans to seriously consider their health.
“If you can, try and learn a new skill”, he wrote.
“I hope everyone is hanging in there, #stayhomeandstaysafe. These are tough times for all of us. Mental Health is extremely important, let’s take care of our minds as well as our bodies.”
Dr. Sid is one of the oldest music acts on Don Jazzy’s Mavins record. He joined the record label following the fall out between D’banj and Don Jazzy, which led to the end of Mo’ Hits records.
In late last year, Dr. Sid, announced the establishment of his business venture, E-Sport and Game. A move to reduce his dependence on revenue from music and replace his fading interest in music.
The Mavin Records artiste admitted that he used to think music was a necessity and his only source of income. According to Dr. Sid, he once felt there was a need to release a hit song constantly in order to put food on his table. But he now thinks otherwise, as such thinking limited his creativity.
“I drew up a plan for next four, five years and things I want to achieve. The first one I’m working on now is E-Sport and Games. Because I’m an average gamer, I’m passionate about it, he told Accelerate TV.
“I believe whatever you do, you must be passionate about it if not, it’s going to feel like work. I’m passionate about gaming so I say fine, E-Sport doesn’t exist in Nigeria, let’s build an ecosystem, met up with stakeholders in the industry, we came together, formed an association, E-Sport Nigeria.“