By NNN A Professor of Health Economics, Prof. Obinna Onwujekwe, has appealed to the Federal and State Governments to be cautious with the schools reopening plans. Onwujekwe, who also serves as the Director of Research, University of Nigeria (UNN),...
By PUNCH A consultant obstetrics and gynaecology, Prof. Rotimi Jaiyesimi, has said it is wrong to say the country has reached the peak of COVID-19 pandemic. Jaiyesimi, at a virtual media roundtable discussion organised by the Nigerian Academy of...
As scientists continue to study the coronavirus pandemic, Nigerian scientists and members of the Nigerian Academy of Science, NAS, have been tasked to wake up and raise their voices in defense of science as the underpinning principle for COVID-19...
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means that all individuals and communities should have access to the full spectrum of essential and effective health services including promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care without suffering financial hardship. The World Health Organization...
Public health physician, Dr Doyin Odubanjo, addresses the issue of increasing incidence of infections and scarcity of bed spaces in Nigeria. "Many Nigerians have forgotten the dangers of COVID-19" - Dr. Oladoyin Odubanjo, Executive Secretary, The Nigerian Academy...
Science academies from the G-7 countries and seven additional academies issued three joint statements to advise the G-7 process and to inform ongoing policymaking and public discussion. In the statements (find attached), the academies call for strategies to restore...
The Nigerian Academy of Science convened the 1st NAS Annual Scientific Conference, which took place on the 4th and 5th of February, 2020 at the Multipurpose Hall, University of Lagos, Akoka. The conference, themed “The Role of Science in...
Nigeria is quite a large country and what we have seen is chaotic responses largely by state governments; some state not waiting for coordination, taking the laws into their own hands and making rules and guidelines as they wish....
The initial preparation for the arrival of COVID-19 in Nigeria was fine until we got our first case on February 27, 2020. On that day, we should have sealed and closed our borders to all travellers from...
