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Members of the Kogi State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have vowed not to accept the proposed cutting of salaries of its members and other healthcare workers by the Kogi Government. A statement by the Chairman of the NMA in the state, Dr Kabiru Zubair, in Lokoja on Sunday, said the attention of the NMA had been drawn to the proposed wage cut by the government. ”The NMA is not unaware of the ongoing global pandemic of COVID-19 and the consequent economic downturn. But, the NMA strongly rejects any salary cut for doctors and other health care workers.…

Borno Deputy Governor, Umar Usman Kadafur has lamented that some citizens in the state doubt the existence of Covid-19 also known as Coronavirus, in the same manner, Boko Haram was initially underrated. Kadafur, who is the chairman of the State high powered response team for the prevention and control of the Covid 19 pandemic stated this, while responding to newsmen at a daily Media update on the pandemic held at the government house, Maiduguri. He observed that it’s highly regretful, despite the increasing rate of spread of the pandemic, a large number of people in the state do not believe…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abukabar Malami, SAN to work with appropriate ministries and agencies to identify, publish and use confiscated stolen assets as isolation centres.” SERAP said: “Using confiscated assets as isolation centres would provide safe and enabling environments for the treatment and care of people, improve the authorities’ ability to respond to COVID-19, reduce the risks to Nigerians and to public health.” The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire had last week reportedly begged Nigerians…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)-led Oil & Gas Industry Intervention Initiative on COVID-19 over the weekend began the third phase of their support programme with the groundbreaking ceremony for a permanent Emergency and Infectious Diseases Hospital for the South-South Region in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. A release in Abuja by NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, stated that the event flagged–off the plan by the intervention group to deliver lasting medical infrastructure across the six geopolitical zones in the Country.   Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources who spoke at the event affirmed that the…

By Tony Obiechina, Abuja  President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Sunday Thomas as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Mr. Thomas had replaced immediate past commissioner for Insurance/CEO, Mallam Mohammed Kari, in an acting capacity in July 2019. He has over three decades of experience in the industry as an operator and regulator. In April 2017, he was appointed Deputy Commissioner in charge of technical matters by President Buhari in April 2017. He was formerly Director-General (DG) of the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA) in 2010. The President also approved the appointments of…

Dr Innocent Vakai, Chairman of Taraba, Covid-19 Technical Committee, on Saturday announced the escape of one Mrs Hanatu Idris from the quarantine centre, located at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Jalingo. Vakai disclosed this in Jalingo, while briefing newsmen on the activities of the committee. He called on the public to alert members of the committee or security agencies wherever Idris was sighted. He explained that the woman, who hailed from Borno, was among the 130 travelers who were intercepted by security operatives at the Taraba borders and quarantined. Speaking on the committee’s achievements so far, Vakai, who is also the…

Every day we have a tendency to bump into many people with completely different temperament traits. A number of these individuals create a long-lasting impression. You would possibly also value more highly to keep in contact with them and eventually, these individuals grow to be your friends, then BFFs. It’s going to appear that you just make this decision based on each of your mutual interests, comfort, or want of the instant. But, sadly, typically it turns into a Cyanogen relationship leaving you drained. Apparently, one Cyanogen person can cause you to discredit your opinions, defame your skills, and…

The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Quadri Olaleye, has called on the three tiers of government to grant three months tax holidays to Nigerian workers. Olaleye made the appeal in his contribution at the Workers’ Day Virtual (online) dialogue with stakeholders to commemorate this year’s annual Workers Day, organized by The Nigerian Workforce Strategy and Enlightenment Centre (NIWOSEC), in Ilorin on Saturday. He also advised the government to invest massively in the public health sector, to encourage frontline health workers, urging the government to give reasonable palliatives to Nigerians during the ongoing lockdown. He urged the government…

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, celebrated every May 3, President Muhammadu Buhari reiterates the commendation he extended to the Nigerian media in his last two broadcasts to the country, applauding the good work they have done, and are still doing, as the nation confronts the unseen enemy called COVID-19. “We cannot overemphasize the role of the media in keeping people informed and educated on the pernicious virus, which has no friend or foe. It simply seeks to mow down anyone and everyone in its path, and public awareness is very important, lest we become like sitting ducks.…

Kebbi State has recorded the first death arising from the second index case of novel coronavirus pandemic. The chairman of the state Task Force on COVID-19, Alhaji Muhammad Jafaar, told newsmen on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi that the second index case, the 60-year-old patient was brought from Usmanu Dan Fodio Teaching Hospital (UDTH), Sokoto, into the state. Jafaar, who is the state Commissioner for Health, explained that the patient was discovered at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Birnin Kebbi to be diabetic and hypertensive before contracting the virus. “This is the second index case. “He was a 60-year-old man brought…