Well, science fails and no scientist pretends about it. Scientists don’t claim raising people from the dead or growing limbs as many religious nut heads do in Nigeria.

Point is science fails sometimes, many times even but these are what they learn from to come up with solutions you guys always seem to give your genies and pastors all the credit for, even though religion has failed throughout history in times like these.

The Pandemic is as a result of negligence and failure to prioritize research into viruses as Bill Gates explained in his TED talk but nonetheless, people are working hard at it but it isn’t the religious people Nigerians give all their money to. Something so obvious and a nation is too spellbound to see.

The best you, or anyone could do is to listen to the real heroes, the virologists, epidemiologists, and doctors and nurses in the field putting their lives on the line, so as to try as best to mitigate this disaster, given the constraints Nigeria faces.

Stay at home! and try to convince those around of the pending disaster to take precaution.

femi4:
Guilty conscience ....I didn't mention anything about prayer

And your prayer has killed one mosquito?

femi4:
Science fails as usual when it comes to providing cure for virus induced diseases

The only hope at this point is that it doesn’t kill the majority of people, that’s if it doesn’t mutate into a more virulent form or re-infection turns out worse, because we would’ve been looking at humans greatest threat to survival, which in some ways this still is.

Can’t stand those conspiracy theorists, it’s just stupidity on steroids.

ornicus:


One of my old classmates believes this is a hoax. He is quoting ridiculous news articles. He claimed that cnn reported a cure. He says lock down has been lifted. He says there is merely mass hysteria. A guy over 40 educated on a WhatsApp group with people abroad with their horror stories.

Our only hope is mass asymptomatic patients

Some do and others don’t but what has that got to do with these professions? I don’t but at least I’m not deluded into thinking my chances are greater than somebody else because of some genie in the sky I fantasize about.

Haven’t you guys in Nigeria prayed enough? The Vatican is shut, Mecca is shut, doesn’t that spark some tiny nerve in your brain about how useless all these prayers are against real world problems.

Spain is country with history deeply rooted in Christianity but guess how many died yesterday, almost 500. You think those guys don’t pray and don’t love God? Italy has the Vatican, the rock on which Peter was laid allegedly, guess how many died ... you think they didn’t pray or love God?

Aren’t the Imams, Sheiks and pastors all waiting for scientists for some solution? Why are they not healing people anymore? Or has God stopped collecting tithes? But no, you, in third world country with almost no functioning healthcare system but biggest religious auditoriums, are better off than all those people catching the virus falling sick and needing respirators.

If you still don’t get it then you are helpless.

This pandemic is exposing all deficiencies in every system including Nigeria. Our glorification of ignorance and stupidity over education and in turn healthcare is slowly becoming Nigeria’s undoing. Look how they celebrate an illiterate and man with apparent signs of dementia as president, the consequences are about hit really hard.

Take education seriously and fund schools and universities No! How could you when you still can not see the value, rather pay pastors 10% and keep building mega auditoriums, praying for solutions inside, and funding pilgrimages.

Winter has come! and it hurts me as well because we will all feel it this time.

Iykenuwa:


So doctors, nurses and scientists don't pray?

What did you smoke?

Honestly, truly tragic

voltron14:


I agree there's a paucity of test kits but China is back on the grind, from which purchases could be made.

Go through my history on this forum and notice how I've always championed science and technology and production.

Even now, in the midst of this crisis, Nigerians cannot help but display their primitive nature.

Honestly, I give up.

Here you are, programmed to already give excuse for the irresponsibility of people that are capable of doing something. So you mean there’s nothing that even someone with a million dollars can do to help Nigeria to cope with this pandemic, absolutely nothing but prayers and prophecy

staga:


Where will she provide them from? Test kits are in short supply all over the world. Same with PPEs, masks, etc. Companies across the world that make these items are now prioritizing for their own folks.

Any nation that does not place priority on science and technology will be exposed in times like this.

Worth a few billions in dollars but offers prayers and end time fairy tales to her citizens, while Jack Ma that worships what no one cares about is sending relief materials and test kits to Africa. It seems a lot of people in Nigeria are really stupid sometimes I really wonder what might have happened, really

They are, if not Nigeria would have been a first world country that the West in crisis would be looking towards for a cure. You have to quite dense to still not observe this even in these times.

Iykenuwa:


I do not understand why nitwits assume prayer and science are mutually exclusive.

Are you saying all the medical personnel and scientists are athiests? go and read Gifted Hands(written by the best neurosurgeon in the world) to receive sense

In one of the hot zones in the US and we all know there’s much more to come simply because Trump administration was lax about the situation and the CDC delayed testing and rejected WHO test kits that was in other countries several weeks before.

The incubation period is what deceives a lot of people. The people infected by the third case in Nigeria and all those in the plane who most likely refused to self isolate would start falling sick two weeks later. Imagine the ripple effect. Lagos would be a feast for the virus!

What every country has realized is that they are already behind and are taking drastic measures to mitigate the spread but let’s talk about economy and imports and bank balance, welcoming those from those countries to come do business.

Only fools think countries that are shutting down don’t value economic growth. Smh for some comments here.

Nairalandmonika:

All new case around you?
What does that mean

Lockdowns are for containment. I never mentioned lockdowns but from the way the NCDC allegedly misinforms the people, and the government and people like yourself are going about it a lockdown would become inevitable. And at this point if it’s only the economic impact and economics you romanticize about then you must not have heard about Covid19.

Please educate yourself.

sexylassie2:


I think, you miss the point of the border closure,people importing by road (half of the goods were foreign rice and goods we could produce in Nigeria)

But govt didn't stop Nigerian companies from exporting their raw materials and finished goods to other African countries by road.

This present case we have is different, every sector of Nigerian economy will be affected if there is a total lockdown

I suspect Nigerians would just be heartless. After being in flights with many people and crossing many airports. Man! And I’m sure they’ll be attending parties and gatherings.

All the new cases around me have been asymptotic. The data about cases is often two weeks behind the real situation. Well,

Nairalandmonika:
Funny enough I came in contact with someone from UK two day ago, it didn't occur to me tell now. Fear come dey catch me now. It was even unexpected my aunt just showed up from UK without informing anyone. She's not even sef isolating wahala dey.

The Nigerian thing about being broke and poverty being the worst of the human condition is a really problematic notion. People survived world wars, and various kinds persecution without any conception of financial status.

First, people would not all go broke if they changed their lifestyles for 6 weeks to 3 months. People grow food they eat and can eat in Nigeria much more than these countries you seem to think have so much money to afford to shut down their economies. These measures had only become necessary!

Every village I have been to including the one I did my NYSC did not seem to have what to eat as a problem, even when they didn’t have money for WAEC fees.

Question for you, if Nigeria declares war or was at war against say Cameroon would you advocate leaving borders open for your business and finance rationalizations when the rival armies could invade through the open borders and massacre everybody at one fell swoop? What is more important then... food and safety or bank balance?

It is a pandemic and many countries have started implementing war time measures because the projection doesn’t look good at all. Many countries including African countries are learning from the Italy ‘mistake’ and Nigerians seem to be partying ...

I sincerely hope I’m overreacting

sexylassie2:



The point you are missing

Is if Nigeria go broke because of total lockdown, you will go broke, we will all go broke, the virus will even spread fast because no cash to control it.

Don't forget we are a poor country, we depend on oil.

We also depend on expatriate to run many manufacturing equipment that gives us our oil out put and manufacturing output.

The govt is thinking of survival of everyone and not its collapse

A total collapse because of border shut down, the effect will be more than covid 9

But you people closed the border for months on na or have they been reopened or is it when it is about saving the lives of people you now rationalize about the economy? Didn’t you guys say closed borders promote local production? So why not produce the gloves and sanitizers and gadgets locally? Or weren’t people feeding their families before the Buhari government shut the borders ever since?

It is damn glaring from countries that have their healthcare systems currently overwhelmed by CoVid19 that they never took it seriously, like you are doing here until their parents and grandparents started dying and no room for any other operations in hospitals only Coronavirus. If they could do it over, it would be a shutdown early because once it’s in ...

There are many rural communities in Nigeria with just nurses if any at all in their clinics. This thing you’re rationalizing away about economy is capable of wiping out villages of aged people if left unchecked. Currently, there are not enough doctors in Nigeria and 9 out of 10 fresh graduates are taking exams to leave the country. You really don’t know what this is, check the numbers in Italy how it has progressed in days and yet to peak in a country with world class healthcare system. They now choose who to treat and who to let die

Well, hope you won’t be the person traveling up and down to go see your parents and aged relatives because you are young but ask the Italians, even young people get taken into ICU and need oxygen.

sexylassie2:


Funny enough, you also need the drugs, foreign medical expert, medical gadgets and preventive to stop the disease

Where will it come from?

It is also from the border you closed down.

When it unfolds like a pack of cards, it would be you that’ll beg for restriction then it would be too late. Is it not people that are alive that do business? You wanted a vibrant economy and prosperous country yet elected that illiterate. You think Italy France Spain New York enjoy shutting down their countries, they don’t like investors?

Which foreign expatriate would come to Nigeria if people start dying at the rate the Italians are dying? Just be here forming economic expert. Every country including Ghana are taking proactive measures and you still do not comprehend why.

sexylassie2:


But foreign expatriate who brings knowledge to run factories and foreign investors with money comes through air,

Nigerisn Business men and women who go to source for goods in other countries go by air but their goods by seaport.

And you don’t think it will be worth something to at least inform him about how his people are leaching off him.

ezewealth:
My uncle in USA, from sec sch to uni, tho till struggling to stand on my feet, i owe him my Life. Good ppl dey this world. This man singlehandedly training me and all my cousins in Nigeria and till training, we around 15, even my uncles in naija dey get better money, the man still dey train dia children, and dey send dem pocket money, even my big auntie way dey work for NNPC, big woman o, dey call the man for money. Dem won tear d man into pieces. Nigerian are damn greedy. Man self hv only one daughter. Dem dey train battalion for naija, him wife wan divorce am because him so much love his siblings. Na till him way train his wife to become a nurse, him dey still train his wife family members too, him train his step son too. I have never see a man so selfless. That man deserved to be moulded in our family. What pains me self, some of his siblings way dey this country are richer dan him.

Sending extra GRE scores as well, $27 each last I checked. It is well!

Milkshakes01:


You forgot

Toefl- 65,000 (optional)
Wes Evaluation - 92,000
Application/Sending of transcript from Nigeria - approx - 30,000
Sending of transcript from Wes - $37 each depending on the number of schools you’re sending to.

Yeah right! with the way you mind your business you’ll go very far in life.

firstregistrar:
Not surprised though. Best wishes with such behavior

Mayweather was not just a boxer, he was his own promoter and owned all the business concerning him. Think like Messi being the owner of Barcelona and is also a player on the team.

TroubleMaker47:
Boxing pay is something i would never understand!
How can a heavyweight undefeated champion earn £30million for a bout and yet Mayweather earned over $300million from a lower category bout?

Nothing like most important belt anymore in boxing. Wladimir Klitschko wasn’t considered any less of a champion without the WBC, neither is Joshua..besides the WBA is the oldest and an argument could be made.

Fury isn’t more recognized as a champion. Where did you get that from? He is recognized as the better heavyweight that is also a champion. Joshua is still the big draw.

shadrach77:


You won't believe this. There are many belts in boxing but the MOST IMPORTANT one is WBC which Joshua does NOT have

That's why Fury is a much more recognised champion despite Joshua's four titles

Great matchup. AJ should win with a knockout.

Your advice would serve you better. Use it!

firstregistrar:
Mr. Man! Must you comment on every post! If you don't have anything better to say, just pass

Often times it’s usually a get to know you kind of thing. If you’ve got any research experience, you should be prepared to talk about it. No problem if you don’t, just be prepared to talk about your research interests (you could read a few papers) and how and why you want to do research with them.

You don’t have to ask questions about funding, as you’re still being considered for an admission. Asking about how international students are supported is not out of place, besides, ‘supported’ is a more inclusive term that could mean anything including finances.

Try to be as relaxed as possible, as it usually English speaking proficiency they look out for especially when the fellowship includes a teaching assistantship. the GRE or TOEFL isn’t as reliable going by their experience as it’s often being hacked in some countries.

Search on Google for tips as well. Good luck!

omomayelakesi:
For Biomedical Sciences PhD? Hello house, please can explain what a PhD interview entails? I need help on this.

dislike sneaky requests. Ask yourself how would what you have written here be of any help to others when they read much later when you’ve got what you’re after. If there’s anything I regret is responding privately to people who couldn’t even out of common courtesy to share their admission and funding decisions and steps they took from then on, they just ghosted...bunch of selfish people steady lurking around to always take take and TAKE

Your previous comment asked for PhD schools, now you’re asking people to help you/a guy to make a decision on funded offers.

Tell a guy to share which schools are offering what because people who do also know how to keep secrets but you are here because they were foolish enough to put up their embarrassing scores grades and even average school admissions.

By the way how is any of this your business sef...Are you his father? Let who has time and data tell you and a guy what to do about top school, average school and stipends.

Faloh:
Hello all

A guy is in need of your opinions on an issue.

He has two admits now, one from a top school and the other from an averagely ranked school.

The top school offered a year fellowship worth 30k usd for his first year only, which he will pay instate tuition rate of about 4k each per semester. Leaving him with 22k for the year to cater for stipends and medical insurance. They said he will have to meet professors during his first year and get a research assistantship to cater for the remaining years of his phd. He was told by ex students of the school that he is highly likely to secure assistantship so far he is not rigid as regards research interests.

For the other averagely ranked school, a professor has agreed to provide him full funding for the duration of his studies. He has had a chat with him via skype and they discussed about the project. The professor said it is funded by DOE and several companies are interested in the outcome of the research. Although, the professor is yet to send his offer, he promises to send it soon. Will this make getting job easy? Internships?... his thoughts.

He needs advice on which could be a better option. He is interested in getting a job after his phd and not to be in academics.

If you cannot find the responses to the questions you had from what I’ve written, then I’m sorry, I cannot help with your comprehension.

What is the arrogance you talk about when you’re the only one asking the same questions different commenters continue to respond to but hey! You know better about boxing and Wilder’s record right? Why haven’t other boxers disputed it?

lexy2014:


Oga, what is an argument and what is a question? Are they d same thing? u can't even differentiate between an argument and a question. Who is now being foolish? When u loose sight of what is fundamental, u start displaying arrogance that is uncalled for. U are saying things that I didn't ask u. If u don't no d answers to what I asked, there's no shame in it. But u trying to show that u no and am not interested in ur false arrogance.

These are d questions I asked:

"What has other sports and d issue of journeymen got to do with d question I asked?"

Y has Wilders "padded records" not been contested by any other boxer and pressed for his disqualification? How come all world governing boxing organizations recognise these "padded records"?

Even with ur access to Google, u can't answer because u can't think outside of Google. As a professor of boxing, d floor is yours. Answer d simple questions

Dude stop arguing and making yourself appear foolish. You have a smartphone google journeymen in boxing and how much they get paid

Boxing is based on hype (promotion is the professional term) You build a fighter by creating ideal records and resumés and it is what every boxer does. Not necessarily the boxers but what their team does for them so they don’t take fights they feel would hamper their records. Get it? They don’t challenge Wilder’s high KO and win record because it is the sport and he actually fought people (boxers? Yes but not contenders or aspiring contenders)

So when people say ‘padded records’ or Wilder fights ‘nobodies’ or ‘tomato cans’ it isn’t literal because they actually fought recognized professional boxers. You only get offended by these terms only when you know little about the sport.

Start with the google search

Hope you understand why Wilder and his team never thought about fighting any of the Klitschkos even though he was still building records at the time but in contrast AJ took a fight against the former unified champ Wlad in his 19th fight something very unusual in boxing nowadays.

Wonder why Fury or Ortiz thanks Wilder? it is for giving them the fight because the sport is usually about avoiding people that could knock you out of the park. So you should know why Wilder never fought Joshua or Parker or any of the guys Joshua was fighting or Fury avoiding the Klitschko rematch or why Pacqiao vs Mayweather lingered on for years... too many

lexy2014:


D problem with some of u is that u push ur arrogance out b4 making comments but in end, u end up saying nothing of significance. I didn't make assertions. I asked simple questions. Instead answering d questions, u are trying tell me u have a longer diick. D questions are this: Y has Wilders "padded records" not been contested by any other boxer and pressed for his disqualification? How come all world governing boxing organizations recognise these "padded records"?

I like AJ but AJ doesn’t stand a chance against Fury. Styles make fights so I don’t see AJ touching Fury. Can’t see how. AJ’s got shorter reach and his recent victories were off the jabs against shorter opponents likewise Fury but Fury is a masterful boxer that does everything better, he moves like a middleweight, huge, has an incredibly long reach and great IQ to make adjustments. Fury would dominate AJ way more than he did Wilder, who at least fearsome right hand to keep Fury at some distance.

Many people underrate what it took Fury to dominate Wlad away in Germany. Fury capitalized on his reach and size to dominate Wlad like a school boy and because it went the distance people think Wlad never came prepared.

Joshua barely got a win against aging Wlad, I would’ve bet on Klitschko winning the rematch but it’s heavyweight boxing you never know the punch that’ll settle it but we can always predict who’ll win on points if it goes the distance.

salford1:

Wilder can't give what he does not have. All he has in his arsenal is the right hook.

If Fury ever grabs on to AJ like he was doing for Wilder last night, he would regret that decision as AJ would smash his head with uppercuts.

You can easily get a clean record in boxing. For instance, Arsenal unbeaten premier league record is a stellar achievement that isn’t in the same breath when it comes to boxing. There are many mediocre boxers with good records.

People forget Wilder’s been fighting in the years of Klitschkos’ dominance but hey! He’s been knocking out everyone he faced right?

I’ve read your subsequent comments and realized you don’t really know much about the sport of boxing. Take this as a teaching moment and learn about the sweet science rather than argue.

lexy2014:


What has other sports and d issue of journeymen got to do with d question I asked?

Boxing isn’t like other sports! Ever heard of journeymen?

lexy2014:


How do u have 44fights, 42wins, 41KOs and 1loss without tactics?

Careful! you may get banned telling it like it is. I think the sociopath is even a mod.

Alanpoza007:
The slowpoke of a President opened his mouth to give idiotic excuses for wanton killings on behalf of FG backed murderers called bandit a.k.a Fulani herdsmen and one nuisance on this forum called manna something is up there laying curse on imaginary evil politicians sponsoring bandits instead of questioning the sanity of his daddy. Allowing idiots like that comment freely and pollute every thread with his unintelligent ramblings will only further demarket this once revered forum to a mere cheap blog.

It’s papping and papping off heavy! Dereddeng! Congratulations bro! For a second I thought people hold on to the goods and only post enquiries.

It gets better. All the best going forward.

Jamaticulus:
FUNDING!!

Profile
UG: 3.85/4 (Naija)
Double MSc: France and Germany (Ongoing)
GRE: 303 AWA-4.5 (I didn't enjoy taking this exam. Stressed the hell outta me!!!)
TOEFL: 105
Publications: 5 journal articles with 1 currently under revision

Key:
1) Baba GOD
2) Three strong LORs from my previous supervisors/research collaborators (this shouldn't be overlooked)
3) Related and multiple research experience (from Naija to France and Germany)
4) A proper fit between some of the program's research themes and my education/research experience.
5) Reaching out to professors initially and selling your research profile.

I started off with 6 school applications but didn't complete those applications in places where I didn't get a solid response even though it was a good fit. Either the professors aren't accepting or the program's funding budget is tight for the current year.

1) North Carolina State University, University of Tennesse, Knoxville, and the University of Cincinnati (abandoned the applications)

2) U of Delaware-MSE Ph.D. (Didn't get a response from a professor but still went ahead with the application- Rejected)

3) U of Massachusetts, Amherst MSE Ph.D. (response from a professor with aligned interests-Decision pending)

4) Iowa State University-MSE Ph.D. program (Full funding with a Tuition scholarship and RA. The response I got from here was like AKPI's antenna. It was papping heavy! My pre-application also got department approval)

Kudos to the initiators, contributors, past funded individuals and otherwise. Y'all are winners!! I salute una.

To all the Fall 2020 funding faithful, keep the hope alive. And to all true/deliberate scammers out there, una go meet una doom pretty soon. Make una kwantinue....

Peace!

Clap Clap! You people are still “respectfully” asking him to resign. Ok na as if his first term didn’t portray him as the most grossly incompetent entity in any position of leadership.

The only good thing about all these is that it will lead to separation of the pretentious one Nigeria. One the way of progress and the other to illiteracy, Islam and poverty.

Where you not aware when Boko Haram nominated him as spokesperson to negotiate with President Jonathan’s Federal Government? I would forgive those that voted in 2015 but 2019 WTH was the excuse or reason?

abah001:
during Jonathan era when buhari has not been President some persons was saying that he is the one sponsoring and behind the bokoharam terrorist i never believe, now i have starting thinking twice