Health Workers Lodged in Hotels, Fed Three Times Daily

CoronavirusHealthJobsHealth Workers Lodged in Hotels, Fed Three Times Daily

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

…We didn’t sack health workers, only rotating them. The Lagos State government on Monday evening disclosed how it has addressed the grievances of COVID-19 health workers in the State and expressed disappointment that doctors under the aegis of Medical Guild, proceeded with a three-day warning strike despite resolving most of the issues and deliberating on unresolved ones. The West African Pilot News recalls that medical doctors employed by the State government had said on Sunday...

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Reporter’s Diary: In Lagos and Ogun States COVID-19 Means Money-Making; In Oyo Few Believe It Exists

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsReporter’s Diary: In Lagos and Ogun States COVID-19 Means Money-Making; In Oyo Few Believe It Exists

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

Before the index case of COVID-19 was recorded in Nigeria, I had been to Ibadan in Oyo State, twice. I know what pre-COVID-19 was like. Last Sunday, I visited the ancient city, again. Two hours from Ibadan, in Lagos, the government struggles to ensure that the enforcement — at least during the day — of measures, including the use of masks by residents and restricting the number of passenger commercial motorists commute. Many times, the...

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CACOVID, UBA, First Bank Top List as Oyo Reveal COVID-19 Fund Donors

CoronavirusNewsPhilanthropyCACOVID, UBA, First Bank Top List as Oyo Reveal COVID-19 Fund Donors

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

The Oyo State government has received cash and items donations from individuals, corporate bodies and non-governmental organisation. In a statement, Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, said the government aims to write all donors who contributed monetary and material items to the State. “The novel COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously impacted the world’s economy and, by extension, Oyo State,” Adisa said. “In order to cushion the effect of this virus, provide necessary...

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Four Local Government Areas Placed on High Flood Risk Alert

EnvironmentFour Local Government Areas Placed on High Flood Risk Alert

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 11, 2020

Four local government areas in Lagos State have been marked as being at risk of flood this year. The local government areas include Lagos Mainland, Mushin, Ibeju-Lekki, and Ikorodu. According to the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello, the areas will witness more high-intensity rainfall between now (July) and September. He urged residents of the low lying areas to relocate during this period to avoid any untoward incident which may come with...

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Why 11 Ondo APC Aspirants Wrote a Letter Protesting Against Indirect Primary Election

NewsPoliticsWhy 11 Ondo APC Aspirants Wrote a Letter Protesting Against Indirect Primary Election

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 10, 2020

As the July 20 date to determine the candidate that would represent the All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming governorship election approaches, eleven aspirants have protested the indirect primary election mode the party may adopt. The aspirants in a protest letter presented to the party’s Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee (CEONCPC) in Abuja, by one of the aspirants, Chief Olusola Oke, on behalf of other aspirants, excluding Rotimi Akeredolu – the current Governor who is...

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Lagos Loses Another Lawmaker Less Than One Month

NewsWellnessLagos Loses Another Lawmaker Less Than One Month

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 10, 2020

The Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Strategy and member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Kosofe Constituency 2, Honourable Tunde Buraimoh has passed on. Although the House of Assembly has not officially announced the death of the lawmaker, media reports quoted Buraimoh’s colleagues who confirmed the demise. “Highly cautious and will always maintain strict adherence to all medical counsels from the appropriate quarters as it concerns prevention of this spread...

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Health Sector Gets Attention, as Ogun State Revises Budget

EconomyHealthNewsHealth Sector Gets Attention, as Ogun State Revises Budget

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 10, 2020

The Government of Ogun State, in a bid to fight coronavirus, has said that twenty per cent of the revised 2020 budget has been allocated to the health sector. At a virtual Consultative Meeting on the Year 2020 Revised Budget, held at the Ministry of Budget and Planning, the Governor said that pandemic had brought implications that prompted the government to draw up a realistic budget that would serve the interest of the people. Other...

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Suspended Ondo Lawmakers Write the Chief Judge

NewsPoliticsSuspended Ondo Lawmakers Write the Chief Judge

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 9, 2020

Nine lawmakers in Ondo State House of Assembly who refused to support the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, have written to the Chief Judge of the State, Olanrewaju Akeredolu, distancing themselves from the impeachment plot. In an open letter, the lawmakers said they were at risk of being suspended in order for the impeachment plot to succeed. “We want to state and confirm to your good office that we maintain our stand by...

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400 Frontline Health Workers Infected with COVID-19

CoronavirusNews400 Frontline Health Workers Infected with COVID-19

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 9, 2020

The National Chairman of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), Josiah Biobelemoye, has said that over 400 COVID-19 frontline workers have been infected with COVID-19. Biobelemoye disclosed this while distributing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to its state councils on Thursday, according to the Nation. “Since the outbreak of COVID-19, over 400 members of JOHESU have been infected by coronavirus, we also need to support our own members who are working and sacrificing their lives for...

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Ondo Chief Judge Directed to Investigate the Deputy Governor

NewsPoliticsOndo Chief Judge Directed to Investigate the Deputy Governor

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 9, 2020

The turmoil in Ondo State politics continues to aggravate as the State’s House of Assembly has directed the Chief Judge, Olanrewaju Akeredolu to investigate allegations against the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi. The House is divided due to efforts by 14 lawmakers to impeach the Deputy Governor and nine members, said to be in support of the Deputy Governor, blocking the plot. In a letter, the Speaker of the House Rt Hon. Bamidele Oleyelogun asked the...

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