Tag: #Covid19
Buhari to Take Fresh $5.316b Loan. Drunken Sailors Sink the Ship
Nigeria’s President, Mohammadu Buhari, has written to the Senate, requesting for fresh external borrowing to the tune of $5.513 billion. Mr Buhari’s latest request was…
Lockdown in Nigeria: Very Dismal Quack Remedies
By rote and without recourse to local peculiarities, Nigeria’s government slammed a lockdown on Lagos,Ogun and Abuja on March 30. The immediate impact was hunger…
Chinese Doctors: As Nigeria Gets Very Careless
For some reason, Nigeria has, thus far,one of the best records in the world. It has 238 reported cases from which 35 have recovered. And…
Nigeria: Who’s in Charge and Who Isn’t
All affairs of state have been suspended in Nigeria but for the Presidential task force on Covid-19. The group, an assortment of odd couples, runs…
Covid-19: Nigeria’s Sloppy System Can’t Support a Lockdown
To keep alive, Nigerians use social media for comic reliefs. In one of several online videos, two kids join their mother as they beat up…
Covid-19: Locking a Part Shuts Down Nigeria
“How many ventilators do you have in Nigeria “? an AIT reporter asks Nigeria’s minister of health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire”I can’t say how many”, after…
Covid-19: Abba Kyari Reveals Nigeria’s Hollow Core
Beyond over- staying their usefulness ,one common thread that runs through the psyche of African leaders is boasting. They are always prepared for anything; can…
Covid-19: In a Turbulence, Buhari Doesn’t Show Up
I hear that Nigerians in Lagos have refused to obey the #StayAtHome order by the governor. They have told him to take a walk. Some…
Chinese Virus: Buhari Tells Senate To Keep The Hell Quiet
I am tempted to begin this with a warning I gave Nigeria via Facebook, 5 years ago, today- 8 days before the nation got down…