Archive: April 2020

Selonnes Policy Tidbits:|  Allowing Visit of Chinese Doctor Undemonstrative of our National Pride & Resolve

   Regardless of how noble, altruistic, salutary and redeeming the mission of Chinese doctors to Nigeria may seem, it remains a damning indictment of our collective leadership. Allowing such a …

Milestones: |Oseloka H. Obaze @ 65

My most profound gratitude to my family, friends and well wishers who have called or sent goodwill and happy birthday messages on this day. I am infinitely thankful to Almighty …

Policy Brief 73-20 | Lack of Resilience Strategy Hobbles Nigeria

Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze* A well-worn cliché states that those who “Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail.” That has been Nigeria’s fate in battling the Covid-19 pandemic. …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: Nigeria needs to walk back her Covid-19 response strategy 

As the Covid-19 pandemic rages, the vast discussion of the scope of Nigeria’s response remains largely informal. It is now time to re-evaluate and walk back our national response policy …

News Track: | COVID-19: Prepare For The Worst, Diplomat Tells Nigerians

Independent 2:13 pm , Tue, 7 April 20 (https://www.independent.ng/covid-19-prepare-for-the-worst-diplomat-tells-nigerians/)  Awka – Former diplomat and Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2017 Governorship election in Anambra State, …

Guest Policy Topic: | This is how we conquer Covid-19

Jeffrey D. Sachs | April 6, 2020 | CNN.com Jeffrey Sachs is a professor and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University. The opinions expressed in this …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: |  Covid-19 Nigerians exhibiting false sense of security

Federal authorities and NCDC continue to do their utmost in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet it is taking about 3-4 weeks to contact trace some travelers who returned into Nigeria …

News track: | COVID-19: Experts urge FG to consider expatriate law on Chinese doctors

A former United Nations Diplomat, Mr Oseloka Obaze, has called on the Federal Government to establish that Nigerian doctors’ capacity and competence were inadequate before opening the country’s doors to …