Salary Deduction: Kaduna Cautions Health Workers Over Proposed Strike

CoronavirusLabourNewsNigeriaSalary Deduction: Kaduna Cautions Health Workers Over Proposed Strike

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

Kaduna State Government has vowed to keep its health facilities running and protect staff willing to provide services to the public, in the event of any strike action by health workers. In a statement on  Thursday in Kaduna and signed by Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Communication, Mr. Muyiwa Adekeye, the government said it rejects the strike threat and will not bend to blackmail. It said that the government would regard...

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Police Forbids Eid Prayers in Plateau, Deploys Over 2,000 Personnel for Hitch-Free Celebration

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPolice Forbids Eid Prayers in Plateau, Deploys Over 2,000 Personnel for Hitch-Free Celebration

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

The Plateau state police command has announced a ban on Eid prayers at the popular Eid praying grounds in the state and issued guidelines for a hitch-free Sallah celebration. This is contained in a press release signed and made available to journalists by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Ubah Gabriel Ogaba on Thursday. He said “the decision is a sequel to meeting held today with security chiefs, religious leaders and other relevant stakeholders in...

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COVID-19: PTF Warns Against Large Purchase of Hydrxoychloroquine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: PTF Warns Against Large Purchase of Hydrxoychloroquine

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned against large purchase of Hydrxoychloroquine to treat the novel Coronavirus, saying the drug had not been certified for use. Mr Mustapha Boss, the Chairman of PTF and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said this at the PTF COVID-19 daily press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said through the surveillance system set up by the PTF, it had received reports that Nigerians...

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UPDATE: Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 95,000 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsUPDATE: Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 95,000 – WHO

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at May 21, had risen to over 95, 000. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “There are over 95,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 34,000 recoveries and 2,995 deaths,” it said. The figures showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases...

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COVID-19: Kaduna Hospital to Start Consultations via Phone

HealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Kaduna Hospital to Start Consultations via Phone

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna, has said it would start phone consultation for patients, to contain the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr Amina Bello-Mukhtar, Head of Clinical Pharmacy and also a medical practitioner with the hospital, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kaduna. Bello-Mukhtar said the management of the hospital introduced phone consultation, to ensure social distancing and prevent the spread of Coronavirus. According to Bello, telephone numbers...

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DRC begins 42-day Countdown to End Ebola – WHO

AfricaHealthNewsDRC begins 42-day Countdown to End Ebola – WHO

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has started 42 days countdown to end Ebola in the country. Ghebreyesus who stated this in a statement posted on WHO website, said there was continued hope to end the virus. “The last person who was being treated for Ebola in the DRC recovered and was discharged on May 14. “On that day, the DRC Ministry of Health announced the...

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Lagos Govt Seals 20 Isheri-North GRA Buildings

NewsNigeriaLagos Govt Seals 20 Isheri-North GRA Buildings

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The Lagos State Government has sealed 20 houses at various completion stages in Isheri-North Government Reservation Area (GRA) of the state. Mr Mukaila Sanusi, Spokesman, Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, said in a statement that they were sealed for non-compliance with the state’s construction laws. The statement was made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. Dr Idris Salako, the Commissioner in the ministry, is quoted in the statement as saying...

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Court Sentences Bricklayer, Mechanic to 21 Years in Prison for Bag-Snatching

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt Sentences Bricklayer, Mechanic to 21 Years in Prison for Bag-Snatching

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a bricklayer, Ibrahim Olaore and a mechanic, Nurudeen Moshood to 21 years in prison for snatching the handbag of a banker in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that during Thursday’s virtual proceeding, Justice Yetunde Adesanya held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and found the defendants guilty of a two-count charge of conspiracy and robbery. “Section 297(1) of the Criminal Law of...

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UK Invests £20m in Africa’s Anti- COVID-19 Fund

AfricaCoronavirusInvestingNewsUK Invests £20m in Africa’s Anti- COVID-19 Fund

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

United Kingdom on Thursday said it would be investing up to 20 million Pounds in the African Union’s new ‘Africa anti-COVID-19 fund’ to slow down the spread of coronavirus and save lives. The British High Commission in Nigeria said in a statement that the funding was announced by UK International Development Secretary, Anne-Marie Trevelyan. According to the statement, this makes the UK the largest national donor to the fund which was announced by Cyril Ramaphosa,...

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Lagos Doctors Strike: We Have Other Issues Apart from Movement Restriction – NMA

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaLagos Doctors Strike: We Have Other Issues Apart from Movement Restriction – NMA

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

The Lagos Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that there are other issues apart from the conflicting directive from the Police in Lagos, which led to the alleged harassment of doctors in the state. Yesterday, the Lagos NMA in a statement by its chairman and secretary, Dr. Saliu Oseni and Dr. Ramon Moronkola respectively, asked its members to stay at home indefinitely as from 6pm on Wednesday, March 20, over alleged harassment...

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