HEALTH

Ex-Edo Assembly speaker Zakawanu Garuba dies of COVID-19

Daily Dispatch July 18, 2020

A former speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Zakawanu Garuba, has died of COVID-19 complications in Abuja. Close friends said he died at an isolation centre on Saturday. He was 54 years old. He was born on 23 August 1965, in Akpekpe community, Auchi, in Etsako West local government area of

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Makinde commissions another isolation centre in Awe …says ‘we are committed to revamping Health Sector’

Daily Dispatch July 17, 2020

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Friday commissioned another COVID-19 Isolation Centre in Awe, AFIJIO Local Government Area of the State, where he declared that his administration’s goal of revamping the Health sector remains unshaken. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, stated that the current administration in Oyo was

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Lagos doctors suspend strike

Daily Dispatch July 15, 2020

Doctors in Lagos State have suspended their three-day warning strike. Secretary of the Medical Guild, Dr. Ismail Ajibowo, stated this on Wednesday. “The three-day warning strike will be suspended and work is to resume by 8am Thursday, 16th July, 2020,” a resolution contained in the communique issued after the Medical Guild Representative Council virtual meeting […]

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NAFDAC safety test approval not for efficacy of product -DG

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2020

By NAN The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) safety test approval is not a stamp for verifying the efficacy of the producers’ claims. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC Director-General, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. She said that there are […]

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35 doctors test positive for coronavirus in Kwara

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2020

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara branch, has disclosed that 35 doctors have so far tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. NMA Chairman, Dr Kolade Solagberu, while briefing newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, stated this while addressing events heralding the association’s 2020 annual general meeting. Solagberu, however, noted that

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Lagos doctors begin 3 days warning strike Monday

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2020

By NAN Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild in Lagos State are set to begin three days warning strike from Monday, over issues that affects their safety and welfare. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Medical Guild is the Association of Medical Doctors under the employment of the Lagos State Government. […]