COVID-19 numbers in Nigeria: The 10 leading states, By Isaac N Obasi
A bit of history is necessary for making sense out of the coronavirus (COVID-19) numbers we are presenting and discussing today. On 12 June 2020, […]
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COVID-19 war: Kogi State in focus, By Isaac N. Obasi
•Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State The hostile attitude adopted by the Kogi State Government towards the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) has become a […]
COVID-19 and the vexed question of vaccine in Nigeria, By Isaac N. Obasi
It is ironical if not ridiculous that when the serious scientific people of the world started the race for the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine shortly after […]
COVID-19 and Nigeria’s avoidable second wave conundrum (2), By Isaac N. Obasi
•Boss Mustapha, Chairman, PTF on COVID-19 As we pointed out last week, the key drivers of Nigeria’s avoidable coronavirus (COVID-19) second wave include: (a) ignorance […]
COVID-19 and Nigeria’s avoidable second wave conundrum (1), By Isaac N. Obasi
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF on COVID-19) on Thursday, 17 December 2020 officially announced the commencement of the period of second wave of […]
COVID-19 and ‘a week-like-no-other’ in Nigeria, By Isaac N. Obasi
•Boss Mustapha, Chairman, PTF on COVID-19 The week of 7th (Monday) to 13th (Sunday) December, 2020 (i.e. last week) is an unforgettable week of bad […]
COVID-19 data on infections and deaths in Nigeria, By Isaac N. Obasi
Looking closely at the global data across countries as tracked by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resources Centre (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html), the obvious conclusion would be that […]
CACOVID, TETFUND and revitalisation of universities; By Isaac N. Obasi
One is wondering if the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) are the long awaited game changers that […]
COVID-19 and the non-compliant international air passengers, By Isaac N. Obasi
•Boss Mustapha, Chairman, PTF on COVID-19 By the end of December 2020, the extension granted to the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF on COVID-19) […]
Vanishing fear of COVID-19 in Nigeria and its consequences, By Isaac N. Obasi
Since the period of mammoth political rallies in both Edo and Ondo states, and followed closely by the #EndSARS protest and its aftermath, Nigerians have […]
COVID-19 war and Joe Biden’s golden opportunity, By Isaac N Obasi
Saturday, 7 November 2020 was a great and remarkable day in the annals of the political history of the United States of America. Regardless of […]
COVID-19 pandemic: The need for a trust-deficit ‘vaccine’, By Isaac N. Obasi
Without any equivocation, the world needs badly a vaccine to win the war against the ravaging effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. And equally important […]
COVID-19 crisis management amid protests, looting and chaos; By Isaac N. Obasi
The aftermath of the condemnable shooting at the #EndSARS peaceful protesters at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos on Tuesday, 20 October 2020 compounded the […]
COVID-19 and mega rallies and protests, By Isaac N. Obasi
When politicians campaigned during the Edo and Ondo governorship elections recently held on 19 September and 10 October 2020 respectively, little regard was given to […]
COVID-19 and Nigeria’s fear of a ‘second wave’, By Isaac N. Obasi
Amidst serious concerns about the emergence of a second wave of coronavirus (COVID-19) in some parts of the world, the Chairman of the Presidential Task […]
COVID-19 and Donald Trump’s total disregard for Science, By Isaac N. Obasi
This column had in the past focused on the abysmal mismanagement of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States of America by […]
COVID-19 and implementation of Nigeria’s Phase 3 ease of lockdown, By Isaac N. Obasi
This column congratulates Nigeria on the occasion of the celebration of its 60th Independence anniversary. To celebrate a diamond jubilee is not a mean […]
Lancet COVID-19 Commission Statement and its lessons for Nigeria, By Isaac N. Obasi
The word ‘Lancet’ has a confusing meaning to the non-medical experts like many of us. In the ordinary two-fold dictionary meaning, a lancet as a […]
COVID-19 and the Safe Schools Declaration in Nigeria (2), By Isaac N. Obasi
In this second and last installment, we shall continue our discussion focusing on Nigeria’s efforts at implementing the Safe Schools Declaration (SSD) prior and during […]
COVID-19 and the Safe Schools Declaration in Nigeria (1), By Isaac N. Obasi
The abduction of 276 schoolgirls by members of the Boko Haram terrorist group from the Chibok Secondary School in Borno State, Nigeria in 2014 was […]