Tag: COVID-19

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: |  Covid-19 Response; we must overcome groupthink.

For Nigeria to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, the national leadership must overcome the Groupthink syndrome that is driving national response. The “Central Minds of Government” can’t do it alone. By …

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 …

Selonnes Policy Tidbits: | Covid-19: We must monitor the R-Value in the 36 States

It is imperative to commence mandatory testing in all 36 states simultaneously for those who are symptomatic and even asymptomatic. The reason is simple. If you contain infection rates in …

Covid-19: | Policy expert advocates compulsory test centres in all states

https://t.guardian.ng/news/covid-19-policy-expert-advocates-compulsory-test-centres-in-all-states/ A governance and policy expert, Mr Oseloka H. Obaze says all the 36 states and Abuja should be given equal capacity to manage cases of the coronavirus and also …

Selonnes Consult Policy Tidbits: |  Use Scientific and Evidence-based measures to contain Covid-19

Solutions to mitigating the Covid-19 pandemic will be scientific and evidence-based. Social distancing, self-isolation, stay home orders and quarantine of the infected is the way to go; the public policy …