UN Women’s Feminist Roadmap Tackles Triple Crises of Jobs, Care, Climate

Gender & EquityHealthUnited NationsUN Women’s Feminist Roadmap Tackles Triple Crises of Jobs, Care, Climate

PilotnewsSeptember 16, 2021

NEW YORK —UN Women on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises better. The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organisation stated this in a report on “UN Women’s Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice’’. The report draws on the latest data, analysis and input from more than 100 global experts...

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BREAKING: EFCC Chairman Slumps At Presidential Villa, Abuja

HealthWellnessBREAKING: EFCC Chairman Slumps At Presidential Villa, Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 16, 2021

ABUJA — The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, was rushed out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after slumping at a programme, on Thursday. Bawa was giving his goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration when he suddenly stopped speaking. According to Daily Trust, he was talking about a man the commission arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state, with 116 SIM cards when the incident happened. Bawa had stopped talking and...

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End Strike, Debts Will Be Paid – Ehanire Urges Doctors

HealthLabourNewsEnd Strike, Debts Will Be Paid – Ehanire Urges Doctors

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 14, 2021

ABUJA — Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, has told resident doctors that their demands will be met and as such should put an end to the ongoing strike action. Ehanire urged the doctors to opt for a peaceful resolution and return to work, assuring that the debts will be cleared. He said this at the briefing of the presidential committee on COVID-19 on Monday. “Last week his excellency, the president received the leadership of the...

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HealthLabourFederal Government Agrees On Demands Of Health Workers

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 8, 2021

ABUJA — Nigeria Labour Minister, Chris Ngige has announced that the Federal Government has reached a deal with aggrieved Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professions Association. On September 3, the unions issued a two weeks ultimatim to the government to meet their demands. The meeting agreed that issues of non-implementation of allowances contained in the 2017 agreement, like consequential minimum wage adjustment and skipping would be resolved. The meeting touched on additional...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 4 More Deaths, 379 New Infections

CoronavirusHealthNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Records 4 More Deaths, 379 New Infections

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2021

ABUJA — Nigeria on Monday recorded four more COVID-19-related deaths and 379 new infections from 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its Website. The NCDC attributed the surge to the highly transmissible Delta variant and low vaccination rates across the country. The NCDC noted that Lagos state recorded the highest infections with (138), while Rivers followed with (44) and the FCT (26). Others are Ekiti...

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World Class Kidney Hospital Opens Soon in Nnewi, Anambra State

HealthLifestyleNigeriaWorld Class Kidney Hospital Opens Soon in Nnewi, Anambra State

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 4, 2021

Construction of a world-class kidney health facility located in Nnewi Anambra State is near completion. A modern and world-class kidney health facility, owned by Premium Kidney Hospital is nearing completion in Nnewi, the commercial and industrial nerve center of Anambra state. The facility which promises to be the best in renal care across Nigeria is a product of over thirty years of experience in renal care, in the United States by the Managing Director of...

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COVID-19: Seven Christians In Bauchi Prevented From Embarking On Holy Pilgrimage To Israel

HealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Seven Christians In Bauchi Prevented From Embarking On Holy Pilgrimage To Israel

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 4, 2021

Seven intending Christian pilgrims from Bauchi State who refuse to be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine have been prevented from embarking on holy pilgrimage to Israel. However, 18 dons from two universities in the state have volunteered to take doses of the vaccine with the rolls out of the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination. The Executive Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BASPHCDA), Dr Rilwanu Mohammed while speaking with journalists in Bauchi on...

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Federal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

HealthJobsFederal Government Pleads With ASUU To Shelve Fresh Strike

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

ABUJA — The minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) not to embark on a fresh strike as its ultimatum expired yesterday. The Minister while speaking The Punch said the government was working hard to secure the release of the money from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and appealed to ASUU to be patient. The union had asked Nigerians to hold the government responsible...

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Cholera Outbreak Claims Forty-Three People In Borno

HealthWellnessCholera Outbreak Claims Forty-Three People In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 1, 2021

Borno state government has confirmed the death of forty-three people due to a suspected cholera outbreak in six local governments in the state. The affected local government areas are Gwoza, Kaga, Hawul, Magumeri, Damboa, Maiduguri Metropolitan, and Jere. Mrs. Juliana Bitrus, commissioner for Health, while briefing in Maiduguri, said 559 suspected cases have been recorded as of 30th August with fifty-seven admissions in seven local government areas. She advised members of the public to practice regular...

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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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