The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital has threatened its doctors with non-payment of salaries for embarking on strike action over their poor welfare conditions amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, a meeting to end the strike organised between Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, and members of the National Association of Resident Doctors ended in a… Continue reading LASUTH threatens striking doctors with ‘no work, no pay’_Femi Ehiabhi

Nigeria has recorded 587 onfirmed new cases of COVID-19 The breakdown is as follows: Lagos-155Edo-75FCT-67Rivers-65Oyo-56Delta-50Bayelsa-25Plateau-18Kaduna-18Enugu-17Borno-12Ogun-12Ondo-7Kwara-4Kano-2Gombe-2Sokoto-1Kebbi-1 Also, 17,735 confirmed5,967 discharged469 deaths

The Gombe State Task Force committee chairman on COVID-19, Professor Idris Muhammad, has confirmed that another executive member and one member of the state House of Assembly have been confirmed to be COVID-19 positive. Professor Idris Muhammad confirmed at a daily press briefing by the committee that 3,668 have been tested, while 410 turned positive.… Continue reading Gombe: Executive member and HOA member test positive_Femi Ehiabhi

490 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 17148. According to NCDC daily update, Lagos has 142 cases, FCT has 60, Bayelsa 54, Rivers 39, Delta 37,Oyo30,Kaduna 26, IMO 23, Enugu 19, Kwara 17, Gombe 11,Ondo 10,Bauchi 8, Ogun 7, Borno 6, Benue 1. 5623… Continue reading 490 New Covid-19 Cases Confirmed in Nigeria_Ada Nkong

Rivers state has recorded a spike with103 cases out of the 573 cases reported by the NCDC. That brings the total number of confirmed cases to 16658. The number of patients discharged is 5349 while 424 deaths have been recorded so far. Lagos accounted for 216 of the new cases, Oyo 68, Edo 40, Kano… Continue reading 573 Fresh Cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria_Ada Nkong

I met this fine gentleman accompanied by his equally fine wife. She was walking behind the nurse, giving instructions related to the care of her husband. The said man was seated in a wheelchair looking seriously disconcerted.Pray, what is the matter? Mr Man would not talk to me directly preferring for his wife to narrate… Continue reading Road Blocks Causing Paralysis_Dr Biodun Ogungbo

With the community phase of infection taking its toll , 501 more cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Nigeria. Lagos continues to be the highest hit with 195 cases while FCT which has overtaken Kano had 50 cases.Kwara and Ondo have just 1 case. The total number of cases confirmed is 15682 out of… Continue reading 501 New Cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria_Ada Nkong