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I was reading a piece in DW (Deutsche Welle News) and came across a post signalling preparatory steps the government and educational stakeholders are embarking upon to have their schools resume even amidst Covid-19.

Here are few findings:

1. Training of teachers digitally. While some countries/people are sitting at home all through, Germany teachers are undergoing digital trainings.

2. Pupils are divided in groups they call "cohorts" this might mean different scheduling for each groups. The aim is to avoid quarantining the whole school in case of new infection but only the 'cohorts'.

3. Government already purchasing laptops in response to the developments. They have come to the realization that digital education will see them through this period. Here, students can borrow and use the laptops so as to ensure all are carried along (both poor and rich).

4. Government subscribes to commercial digital learning platform (software). Even before Covid-19, this softwares have been existing. These are proprietary softwares and requires subscription fees which are expensive. Government here values education and are willing to purchase them for schools and avail them the infrastructure.

5. The scare of pupils infecting the parents at home is not that pronounced. This is quite controversial though, however, some doctors there counteract this claim, a research comprising teachers and pupils found no single 'acute' case. One doctor argued, children aren't particularly prone to the disease or are they pose to passing it over.

My conclusions:

1. We need to think ahead and not beclouded by present circumstance. Relevant educational stakeholders can hold virtual talks on the way forward.

2. We should seek out ways to maneuver the situation and not wait until 'mother-nature' smiles towards us.

3. Several strategies can be adopted to minimize or eliminate infections at schools. At least, we can start preparing schools handlers on that instead of waiting until 'the schools resumes'.

Hunchogee:
God bless you bro... Am not a politician but a developmental lover

Akwa Ibomites may not appreciate this immediately, but they will in the nearest future.

When those investments begin yielding appreciable dividends; when the per capital income of the state populace begin growing; when the internally generated revenue increases....

The governor is working. We are very blessed.

I must also commend the previous governor - Akpabio, he did so well by setting up the infrastructural projects, this gives a good platform for the incumbent to engage in humane/capital projects.

Ilaumoh:
Yes ooo

My brother, your post is the most beautiful I read this morning. I never knew my state is developing so awesomely.

Thanks a lot for the enlightening. A big kudos to the completion governor. Couldn't be prouder of both him and the great state.

Pls, don't bother about the distractors with their skewed arguments (trashes rather). They are simply jealous and pained.

na2016:
You are the one that needs treatment!! you are a FOOL! Like I said, posterity will joudge you guys!!
Why were you silent on the fact that these are private investments?

And what if they were? Does that change the fact that it will benefit the state socio-economically?

This is not right

I upvote this.

Amotolongbo:
Some people are like that, while having a conversation with people, they aren’t so up and sound as they are expected to be. But when they are on their own meditating and strategizing, they come out with a near perfect answers and solutions.

Please don’t tell him bluntly if you know you are tired being with him and wanna quit the relationship. Don’t leave a bad blood behind while saying goodbye

Honestly @dear OP, perhaps you are the swift and sound type in reasoning, while your partner is a very relatively sluggish one in intellectual reasoning, there will surely be problem in synchronizing his response with your question and expectations because he may need extra time to think over it before he can give you the right answer.

Another problem I can see in this kinda relationship is that you seem to be the type that already have and answer to any question you ask your partner and expecting him to give that exact answer you have in mind. No, things don’t work that way. We are all products of different backgrounds, families and environments. This makes us to give different opinions and responses to the same interviews and questions.

You can also help him, developing interest in many fields such as politics, sports, entertainment et al. For example, listening to the news together and watching the news and discussing on political issues together.

Porn is an addiction she unfortunately got into.

If you honestly love her, help her through it.

Support her to win it.

lexy2014:
I hope d country can effectively deal with d economic fallout of all this by d time d dust settles. Several missed opportunities for d country to take advantage of in order to fill d void with respect to d fluctuations in oil revenue. From d Nigerian perspective, that's literally thinking out of this world

You and I know the government we have, we even lucky we have "lesser" cases right now.

The lockdown was poorly done. The airspace ought to have been locked long ago, they expected their family members to enter first at the detriment and risk of Nigerians.

People ought to have been preinformed, then they buy things down. Then the government will issue a serious and full lockdown max 3weeks. All cases would have been identified.

And normal life resumes. Now we risk these partial and scattered lockdown spanning months.

How will people survive such?

lexy2014:
I should be d asking u what u are saying. Look at this sentence.

This is future tense which means "all relevant measures" are yet to be taken. U only ended up shooting urself in d foot& indicting d govt u are defending.

If u have a leakage in ur house, maybe from d roof or a pipe, it means u going to have water in places u don't to have water. In other to keep d house dry, if u focus on just scooping d water without plugging d source of d leakage, all ur effort will be futile. That's what I meant by fixing d problem at d source. Its just common sense.

Every case of corona in d country are a result of people who travelled to Europe in d last one month& returned within d same period. Now d figures are increasing daily and its because of people who have a travel history in d last one month. U don't need to be a rocket scientist to under d common denominator here. If that is d case, y did d govt not restrict flights from countries in Europe? If it couldn't, why didn't it enforce quarantine at d airport for returnees within which carriers will emerge? Is it as difficult as flying to d moon? If d govt can shut d border to prevent Nigerians from consuming foreign rice& chicken, why can't it shut d airport or at least enforce quarantine 4 returnees in order to prevent d disease from getting into d country?

What d govt is doing shows that it is only reacting to d issue. There's no plan or strategy in place. It just waits for someone to say he or she has d virus, d next is to react by restricting movement without first& foremost plugging d source. No matter how much movement is restricted without addressing d source of d problem, d numbers will continue to go up thereby endangering d lives of d general population.

I agree with you here. The government measures have been predominantly reactive which should have mainly be proactive. You right.

However, the government has closed the airspace since March 23rd according to the NCAA website.

Nevertheless, restrictions of movement is very necessary to handle the outbreak. That's my notion.

lexy2014:
Am i the one who left d airport open that i will now be worrying about elderly ones? Pls read this again. Seems u didn't understand it:

U can't be restricting d movt of people who don't have d virus and u leave d airports open which is d channel thru which d virus enters d country. How do u solve d problem without dealing with d source?

https://www.nairaland.com/5756332/coronavirus-concerns-tinubu-fails-self-isolate

What are u saying?

All relevant measures are to be taken. Both closure of the airport and restrictions in movements.

Seems you have a way of telling a coronavirus patient without them developing symptoms.

lexy2014:
Its not a right move. Its a distraction to govts nonchalance and incompetence. U can't be restricting d movt of people who don't have d virus and u leave d airports open which is d channel thru which d virus enters d country

So how do you tell or detect someone who is carrying the virus but aren't showing symptoms?

Restricting movements in a serious epidemic like this is a nice move.

Or you want Nigeria to be another epicenter of this deadly virus, forget it, u might say u young and not at risk (assuming), what about your elderly ones...

futuregovernor:
Useless gift. Why not give the money to poor Nigerian, civil servant!

Are u minding them with their "audio" donations

lexy2014:
U didn't add "misplaced priority". It deliberately left d airports open for people to bring in d virus. Its now its wants to form activity

I think its a nice move. But they delay too much, every seconds matter in case like this

Always "to", FG and delays are like 5&6

Thinkfree:
I was expecting to see atiku make contribution of 50 billion naira not this 50 million nonsense.

That's true, but at least he did something. Let's welcome it first maybe it will stimulate others (esp the stingy ones) to do something.

Oboi, the stay at home nor be here o. Person nor go chop sand.

Only that I really don't understand where the 50 million is going, hope it's not even going to another corrupt infested nincompoop.

That is a good leader. They think about their people unlike the ones we have on ground, who don't even care

Dem never know anything (@ those recalcitrant senators).

Not wishing anyone bad o, but they are wishing themselves bad by not complying.

A very good advice. Lock down Lagos and Abuja. Even other states, people will be trying to run to their villages, knowing fully well they are endangering the whole populace. Nigerians think of themselves only. Government should do the needful.

Only if our so called authorities will hear and do the needful. Am not surprised though.

spongeisback:
I always see people say this on this forum I would love to know who told you that having an abortion damages the womb?!

Do you know the risk involved in having an abortion in a qualified clinic is lesser than caring a baby to term?

Do you know some women's womb get "damaged" even when they carry the baby to term?

Can we stop all this juvenile scare tactics,it doesn't work because if it does more and more young women wouldn't be opt for abortion.

1. I aren't using whatsoever "juvenile scare tactics" you conjured

2. If you followed up with her posts, you see where she mentioned it that she was in SS 3 and the male in SS 2. How do you expect such to afford a abortion service in a "qualified clinic" as u put it.

3. There is high tendency that she self medicate with drugs or patronise a quack or incomplete doctor.

My advice for her was to inform her sister who is in better position to help her out (financially).

Ngozey:
I don’t know how to start, am very scared right now. I don’t know what to do about this pregnancy.

Actually I stay with my sister, her husband, her baby and her husband's brother who is a year younger than me. We have been sleeping together for sometimes now. Am now 8 weeks pregnant.

I told him he said I should abort before people find out. We went to the hospital together to remove it but the money they are asking us is too much. We are students depending on my sister and brother in law. We are both stuck and confused. Am scared if my sister comes to find, out she will send me back to the village. I don’t want to go back.

I need help please on what to do about it. The pregnancy is only 8 weeks, please no insult.

In all you do, make sure you don't damage your womb. I strongly advise you inform your sister. Its better you go to the village than damage your womb (possibly permanent)

Better inform your sister. Better she is informed before you go and meet a quack who will damage your womb rendering your future significantly hurt permanently.

Just received a disturbing report that seems true based on informant (can't say it's true for sure).

That once you receive a call from any person be it your relation or friend, urging you to check your Bible that there is an hair in there, and you check, you indeed will find hair there, they said you will put the hair in water and drink, that it will protect you from Covid-19.

People have done so (checked their bibles) and seen hair indeed and went further to drink it in water.

These obviously are devilish manipulations, I urge people not to follow such diabolical and demon inviting directives. Its unbiblical.

Maintain social distancing, wash your hands and eat lots of fruits and vegetables for stronger immunity. Don't fall for devil's antics and wiles. Stay blessed.

Who cares about their FEC meetings

Hope these people have closed the air border. That's more important right now

seunmohmoh:
The whole country should be on lockdown after the government provides us with food that lasts for two months.

Abi

Yes, this is a government. So thoughtful

SweetCunt97:
You must think the guy Issa Dangote son ba? Do u know if he's struggling

I wouldn't know for both cases. Anyway, my clear point is, if he must discharge them it shouldn't be empty handed. He already started it. He can't throw them away suddenly

No sense.

Only gra gra. They are very good with deploring military actions.

A good concept I must admit. But I would have loved it to go alongside some humane strategies so that Nigerians don't suffer.

SweetCunt97:
The family are d insensitive gum body type. They'd probably attach to him if he moves again like leeches

Na survival strategy o lol.

I think the guy and the lady need to agree on a plan. He has to settle matter. He can even rent them another place.

But he shouldn't dispose them off to nowhere.

"Nothing can be further from the truth" - that means its untrue (the meaning of the phrase). But not all said it was deliberate, some simply said it flouted the government directives.

You admitted it was for the purpose of enlightening the uninformed, meaning it did occur, albeit not deliberate.but

I admire RCCG way.

It was necessary to have deplored digital transmission. I hope this will be considered next time. #SocialDistancing

SweetCunt97:
Everyone wants a nuclear family not community one with no privacy

But wisdom calls here because offending them won't be a good one either.

Sure, he needs to rent another place. But he shouldn't expel them. Better avoid trouble. You and I know how things can go if he goes with a commando or gentle eviction style.