The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa has stated that no fewer than 18,000 positive cases of the coronavirus disease were detected from inbound travellers to Nigeria. He said the decision was to ensure a balance in the mandate to protect the health of Nigerians. Adetifa made this known…
We are dismayed by the decision of the doctors to hold a warning strike despite the unprecedented commitments of the government to their welfare. While it is the right of labour unions to press for the right and welfare of their members, it is important to state that this administration has done so well for…
Medical doctors in Kwara State today embarked on seven-day warning strike, to protest unsatisfied working conditions and demand better welfare. The medical doctors under the auspices of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Kwara State branch said the strike action became imperative due to the insensitivity of the government to…
Patients and caregivers at Yusuf Maitama Sule University Teaching Hospital have sent a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to the government over severe water shortage at the hospital. The hospital was initially named Nassarawa Hospital, later renamed after a former Military Administrator of the state, the late Col. Muhammad Abdullahi Wase and in November last…
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors ( NARD), to suspend its 46 days strike and return to work immediately. The court also ordered that parties should return to the negotiation table in order to resolve their differences. The judge, Bashar Alkali in his ruling states that ” I…
Last week many medical doctors in Nigeria troop out in their large numbers to private hotel in Lagos to apply for employment with the Saudi Arabia ministry of health. The recruitment exercise was organised by the ministry in conjunction with a private in Ikeja, Lagos state capital, on Sunday. The job offer was for consultants…
Federal Government has placed six states on red alert against Eid-l-Kabir celebration. The six states are Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, and Plateau. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation/Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Saturday. It, however, warned other states of the…
The Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHDA) say Cholera has spread from 13 to 15 Local Government Areas of the state with the death toll now at 37. Dr Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman of BSPHDA, made the data available to the newsmen. As at June 3, the state recorded 28 deaths when the infection hit…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed Seven Hundred and Ninety-six new cases of COVID-19 across the country. According to the NCDC update for yesterday, Two hundred and fifty-eight cases were recorded in Abuja, Two hundred and forty-eight in Lagos, One hundred and seventeen in Kaduna and fifty-two in Katsina. Ogun – twenty-seven,…
El’rufai said the state was experiencing a rising rate of COVID-19 infections, warning that government is considering several options to manage the situation.
Three females named Zala, Nima and Run Run and one male called Kiumbe were tested after displaying mild symptoms, the report says.
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) says it has suspended its seven-day warning strike across the country. This is contained in a statement issued by its National President, Biobékentóye Josiah.
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
If govt can’t secure women’s safety, we can secure it ourselves’, Police files 110 cases Wasim Khalid Srinagar: With 45 days having passed since the first hair-chopping case was reported in Kashmir, the police are still clueless about who the…
