444 New COVID-19 Cases, 32 Discharged And 11 Deaths On August 2 Lagos-275 Rivers-63 Akwa Ibom-62
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Some stakeholders in the economic sector on Monday strongly advised Nigerians to adhere strictly to COVID-19 safety protocols to reduce the rising coronavirus cases in the country. The Nigerian Economic Summit Group, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry as well as the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, […]
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1. I welcome you to the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC) National briefing for today, Monday, 2nd August, 2021 after a long break. 2. During this long break, the PSC have been meeting to deliberate on the rising number of COVID-19 cases and proffer ways to curtain a huge impact on our lives and […]
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As a result of the strike, two teaching hospitals in Bayelsa State have been shut down. Resident doctors in Bayelsa state have joined the ongoing National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) strike which started on Tuesday.
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, on Wednesday raised the alarm over what it described as “gross mismanagement: of the Drug Revolving Fund, DRF, by most institutions especially the tertiary health institutions, disclosing that debts owed by Teaching Hospitals to pharmaceutical companies has grown to N30 billion at the last count.
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The case of “fetus-in-fetu” occurred at Assuta Medical Center in Ashod, Israel. A baby girl born in Israel earlier this month had the embryo of a twin inside her stomach, in what medical officials say was a 1-in-500,000 medical rarity.
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There was panic at the Federal Medical Centre, FMC Umuahia Abia State premises after a two-storey modern Accident and Emergency building under construction collapsed. According to a report by ABN TV the building collapsed at about 1am on Thursday. No human casualty was recorded.
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43 New COVID-19 Cases, 36 Discharged And 0 Deaths On May 19 Lagos-19 Rivers-14 Kastina-5 Jigawa-3 Kano-1 Oyo-1
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Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to recall sacked nurses who are below level 14 and tender unreserved public apology to the Global President and Nigerian workers. MHWUN, in a statement by its President, Biobelemoye Joy Josiah, described the actions of […]
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69 New COVID-19 Cases, 2 Discharged And 1 Death On May 17 Ondo – 35 Lagos – 30 Rivers – 3 FCT – 1 Today’s report includes: Data from Lagos State recorded over the last two days Data from Ondo State recorded from 27th April to 16th May, 2021