Lagos Has No Plan To Sack Striking Doctors – Official

HealthLabourNewsLagos Has No Plan To Sack Striking Doctors – Official

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 30, 2021

LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has revealed that it has no plans to sack striking resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. The State Commissioner for Establishment, Training, and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle, in an interview with newsmen, said the government was also recruiting more health workers to fill areas of manpower shortages in the state hospitals. Recently, there have been speculations that the recruitment would ultimately lead to the sacking...

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DSS Releases Eight Out of 12 of Igboho’s Associates As Against Court Order

Human Rights & FreedomNewsPoliticsDSS Releases Eight Out of 12 of Igboho’s Associates As Against Court Order

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 30, 2021

The Department of State Service (DSS) has released eight of the 12 associates of the Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, in its custody. Lawyer to the detainees, Pelumi Olajengbesi, on Monday confirmed the release of the activists at a press conference in Abuja. The detained individuals have been in the custody of the security outfit for 61 days now since they were arrested by the agency operatives in early July....

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Why Nigerian Doctors Turn Out Largely for Recruitment in Saudi Arabi’s Hospitals

HealthJobsNewsWhy Nigerian Doctors Turn Out Largely for Recruitment in Saudi Arabi’s Hospitals

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

ABUJA — On Tuesday, Nigerian health professionals stormed the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, as a consultancy firm, Meeds Consultancy, commenced interviews for those willing to work in Saudi Arabia. The firm conducted the interview on behalf of the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health Medical doctors in various fields such as anesthesia, ICU, pediatrics and surgery, family medicine, and others stormed the venue as early as 6.45am. Our correspondent noted that as...

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Imo Stands Still As Oil Marketers Go On Strike

BusinessNewsOil & GasImo Stands Still As Oil Marketers Go On Strike

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

OWERRI — The people of the Imo State, particularly commuters and motorists were thrown into frustration and a standstill on Wednesday as the state chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) embarked on strike. The public was cut unaware of the strike, this expectedly led to a hike in transport fares by the few commercial vehicles and motorcycle operators on the roads. They increased fares above 50 percent from the normal fares....

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We Can’t Wait For Governor Ortom to Be Out In 2023 – Presidency

NewsPoliticsWe Can’t Wait For Governor Ortom to Be Out In 2023 – Presidency

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

STATEMENT CONCERNING SAMUEL ORTOM, THE GOVERNOR OF BENUE STATE Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has few political principles. We can see this from the fact that he has changed political party five times during his undistinguished career. Every time he feels the wind may be blowing in a certain direction, he follows it. Unfortunately, for the good citizens of Benue State, the most dangerous direction he blows in today is that of sectarianism and...

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Taliban Tells US to Stop Evacuating Skilled Afghans

World NewsTaliban Tells US to Stop Evacuating Skilled Afghans

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

The Taliban on Tuesday asked skilled Afghans to stop fleeing the country. Speaking through its spokesperson on Tuesday, the militant warned that it would not accept any extension of the August 31 deadline for evacuation. The hardline Islamic group alleged that the United States Government was taking “Afghan Experts” such as Engineers, Doctors out of Afghanistan. “We ask them to stop this process,” spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a press conference in Kabul. “This country...

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Grazing Routes: Buhari Only Has Control Over Abuja Under Land Use Act – Falana

Law & JusticeNational DevelopmentNewsGrazing Routes: Buhari Only Has Control Over Abuja Under Land Use Act – Falana

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

ABUJA — Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has said under the Land Use Act, the Federal Government has no control over land outside the Federal Capital Territory in Nigeria. He said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme in reaction to the committee approved by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to review 386 grazing routes across 25 states in the country. According to Falana, “As far as the law is concerned, the...

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EFCC Breaks Into My Room At 4am Through The Window – Ex-BBNaija, Dorathy

EntertainmentLaw & JusticeEFCC Breaks Into My Room At 4am Through The Window – Ex-BBNaija, Dorathy

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

A former Big Brother ‘Lockdown Season’ housemate, Dorathy Bachor, has accused the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of invading her privacy by breaking into her living room at 4am on Monday. Dorathy, who is a TV reality star, disclosed the invasion of her privacy by the EFCC on her Instagram page. “I feel like my head is about to explode. I am numb,” said Dorathy. She narrated how armed EFCC operatives...

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Anesthesia Can Fail When Applied on Scorpion Bite Survivor – Expert

HealthNewsAnesthesia Can Fail When Applied on Scorpion Bite Survivor – Expert

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 25, 2021

KADUNA — A medical expert, Ifeanyi Kane-Aghadi, has said that patients who have been bitten by scorpions have a tendency to exhibit resistance to bupivacaine spinal block anesthesia. Kane-Aghadi, who is a medical expert at the Department of Anesthesia, Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, said this on Tuesday in a presentation at the ongoing 2021 Nigerian Medical Asociation scientific conference in Kaduna. He said that there were reports of failed spinal anesthesia of patients as...

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Striking Doctors Decline Signing MoU With Government after Six Hours Meeting

HealthLabourStriking Doctors Decline Signing MoU With Government after Six Hours Meeting

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 23, 2021

ABUJA — The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has refused to assent to a new memorandum of understanding brokered by the Nigeria Medical Association to bring an end to the three weeks old strike that has crippled medical activities in government hospitals across the country. The President of the doctors’ union, Uyilawa Okhuaiesuyi, did not mention the clause in the MoU that informed him to decline it. According to him, the leadership of NARD...

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