Category Archives: Health & Gender

The Ondo State House of Assembly has appealed to Doctors’ on strike in the state to please toe the line of peace and return to work in the interest of the people. Several efforts to resolve the industrial dispute between goverment and the striking members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State hadContinueContinue reading “Go back to work, Ondo assembly begs sticking doctors.”

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, dispersed medical doctors, who stormed the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, to take part in the recruitment interview organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health. It was reported that medical consultants in their hundreds flooded the Ladi Kwali Hall of the hotel to participate in theContinueContinue reading “Organisers suspends Saudi Arabia recruitment as DSS disperse doctors, arrests journalists.”

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has resolved to continue its ongoing strike despite efforts made by the Federal Government and the order of the National Industrial Court. The association’s position was contained in a communique issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday. The communique was jointly signedContinueContinue reading “Resident doctors continue strike against FG’s intervention, court order.”

Osun State Government has threatened to shut any private hospitals testing COVID-19 patients in its facilities. It also disclosed that such practitioners would have their licence withdrawn and urged residents not let down their guard against the pandemic. A statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode on Monday inContinueContinue reading “Osun govt. threatens private hospitals over COVID-19 patients.”

The Ondo State government has received doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the Federal Government.It was gathered that the vaccine was delivered this evening through Akure Airport and received by officials of the Ondo state Primary Health Care Development Agency on behalf of the state government.It was further learnt that Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu wasContinueContinue reading “COVID-19 vaccines arrives Ondo”

The Presidency is worried by reports of non-compliance with just signed Executive Order that makes mask wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory, appealing to Nigerians to give their maximum cooperation for success of the policy. President Muhammadu Buhari introduced the order with the best of intentions and not with any motiveContinueContinue reading “COVID-19: Wear face masks to avert lockdown, Presidency warns.”

By Aderemi Bamgbose Dr Akintunde Ogunfeyimi, Chief Medical Director, Ondo State Specialist Hospital, Okitipupa, has called for strict enforcement of use of face mask. Ogunfeyimi said on Wednesday in Okitipupa that strict enforcement of the use of face mask by states and the Federal Government would curb novel coronavirus spread. The chief medical director madeContinueContinue reading “Medical expert canvasses for strict enforcement of face masks use against spread of COVID-19.”

Following the second wave of COVID-19 in country, the Presidential Task Force on the pandemic has come up with new measures to check the spread including closure of all schools in the country until January 18, 2021. The government also ordered all federal civil servants on Grade Levels 12 and below to stay at homeContinueContinue reading “Just In: FG orders civil servants on GL12 downward to work from home over scare of COVID-19.”