The Bureau of Lands and Survey will continue to appreciate its members of staff who perform brilliantly and record landmark achievements in their various endeavors to further encourage them to do more. The Special Adviser/Director-General, in the Bureau, Mr. Aina Salami who dropped this hint in Abeokuta during a get-together to honor some staff of…
By Goke Gbadamosi and Femi Onsanya, The Ogun State Government has called on residents and stakeholders to strictly adhere to the non-pharmaceutical guidelines to prevent the spread of the virulent Delta Variant of COVID-19, which has been confirmed in some parts of the country. The call was made in a statement by the Commissioner for…
Agency Report A Public Health Physician, Dr Bosede Rotimi, said on Thursday that for Kwara Government to achieve Universal Health Coverage for its masses, the current 900 doctors to 3.5 million people must be addressed. Rotimi recommended this at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Nigeria Medical Association, Kwara branch. Her paper presentation was…
Agency Report Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. Fatalities associated with Covid in the WHO’s Africa region, which includes North Africa, rose to 6,273 in the week of July 5-11, compared…
A foreign athlete and five Olympic workers in Japan have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Tokyo 2020 organizers. The cases, announced on Thursday, marked the latest infections to emerge among people involved with the Summer Games, which are due to begin next week, and have raised new concerns about the spread of coronavirus…
By Katurak Yashim The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, says the house is working toward amending the National Health Act to address gaps in accessing healthcare, including funding for gunshot victims. He said this at the opening of the 44th/45th Annual General and Scientific Meeting (AGSM) of the West African College of Physicians…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 154 new COVID-19 cases. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday morning. The News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new infections indicate a decline from the 161 cases recorded a day earlier. The NCDC said Lagos State, the…
Pope Francis, who remains in hospital more than a week after he underwent colon surgery, hopes to return to the Vatican as soon as possible, the Holy See said on Tuesday. “The holy father is continuing his planned treatment and rehabilitation, which will allow him to return to the Vatican as soon as possible,’’ a…
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, says Nigeria is intensifying efforts in research towards the production of COVID -19 vaccine. Onu dropped the hint when the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Clara Paulido-Escandell, paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja on Monday. The minister said that professionals and scientists were being involved…
