The Platform: Dr Esezebor, how do you view the whole situation? Dr Esezebor: COVID-19 is real. Most people with the disease do well and get better. There are other diseases out there that are probably[…]
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Interview with a COVID-19 survivor.
The Platform: Tell us about your experience with COVID-19. Covid Survivor: It started with a headache, body pain and fever. So I thought it was Malaria. I went to the hospital and the doctor[…]
“The crash in oil prices will definitely affect us.” ~ Gov Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State
The Governor of Delta State Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, at the 2020 Platform May edition commenced his interaction with Pastor Poju Oyemade the convener commending the effort of the organization in addressing the globally threatening issue[…]
“The reality is that we are going to live with COVID-19 for the next year at the very least.” ~ Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu
Dr.Chikwe Ihekweazu’s session was an interview with the convener Pastor Poju Oyemade. QUESTION 1: From what we hear in foreign news media, it appears the mortality rate in Nigeria is very low and our recovery[…]
“Our healthcare workers all over the country, this Workers’ Day is dedicated to you all” ~ Gov. Kayode Fayemi.
Immediately after the Opening Remark, we had Governor Kayode Fayemi address Nigerians by answering specific questions relating to COVID-19 and the state of Ekiti? He said, “On March 11th, 2020, the outbreak was officially declared[…]
“I doubt whether any other thing apart from health related issues could have shut down the world the way this has.” ~ Pastor Poju
Pastor Poju began by expressing gratitude to the health workers who are at the forefront in the battle of COVID-19. Below are his exact words during this remark. “This is our 24th edition and it[…]
The Platform Nigeria hosts a digital event to educate Nigerians on the battle of COVID-19
The Twenty-fourth edition Platform Nigeria (which took place on the 2nd of May 2020) was a digital event which broadcast on all social media channels via Livestream. It also aired on Channels Television.
To redesign Nigeria we must invest in MSMEs as they are the backbone of any economy – Peter Obi
The former Governor thanked Pastor Poju Oyemade for the event. Quoting the UNDP statistics of poverty growth a decade ago, he shared that China has a high poverty rate than Nigeria, but today the reverse[…]
Question & Answer Session with GOVERNOR, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU
THE ECONOMY AS IT CONCERNS LAGOS STATE QUESTION 1: The Commuting losses to the Lagos economy. What are the short term and long-term strategies to sort the Lagos state transport issues? Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu: Even on[…]
An alternative and even better future is possible, but with not an oil driven economy. – Professor Chukwuma Soludo
Professor Chukwuma Soludo started by saying how he accepted the invitation long before his appointment as a member of the Economic Advisory Council. He then went on to mention the need to focus on the[…]