The Association of Resident Doctors, federal capital territory administration (ARD-FCTA) have declared an indefinite strike which will take off from Tuesday September 1. The group which conveyed announcement of their indefinite strike in a communiqué signed by Roland Aigbovo and Mustapha Ibrahim, chairman and general secretary of the association, said they took the decision amid the Coronavirus…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases dropped to 138 on Sunday August 30 as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Plateau-55, Lagos-15, Ebonyi-11, Oyo-11, Abia-8, Anambra-7, FCT-7, Rivers-7, Kaduna-6, Ondo-5, Kwara-3, Bauchi-1, Benue-1, Edo-1. There are now 53,865 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1,013 deaths has been…
India has seen a large spike in number of new Coronavirus cases after 77,226 infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, the highest single-day caseload in the world. India now has a total of more than 3.38 million cases since the start of the pandemic with 46 percent of infections detected in August alone.…
601 news cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday August 22, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-404, FCT-37, Oyo-19, Ondo-14, Abia-13, Enugu-13, Kaduna-13, Edo-12, Kano-12, Kwara-11, Ebonyi-10, Nasarawa-7, Ogun-6, Osun-5, Delta-5, Niger-5, Plateau-4, Bayelsa-4, Katsina-3, Ekiti-2, Imo-2. There are now 51,905 confirmed cases…
Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has opened up on her Coronavirus experience while reacting to a debate on how Nollywood can adhere strictly to the health guidelines of COVID-19 before reopening productions on the popular filmmakers’ WhatsApp group, Filmic. Vanguard reported that the veteran actress said she was treated by some infectious decease doctors who told her that many people are infected with the…
Former Chelsea midfielder, Michael Ballack has undergone an operation to remove a tumour from his back. According to Bild, the ex-Germany international had a growth discovered on his body during an MRI examination by doctors. He immediately underwent surgery in Hanover to remove the tumour from near his spinal cord during the lockdown. Laboratory examinations recently cleared Ballack…
Seven students of Government Girls’ College in Doma, Gombe state who are currently writing their West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have tested positive for Coronavirus. Gombe state commissioner for education, Habu Dahiru disclosed this on Wednesday August 19 and further revealed that they tested 1,100 cases, out of which the first case came from Government Science…
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade has disclosed that she’s been away from social media because she contracted Coronavirus. The actress who made the announcement via an Instagram post she shared, disclosed that she’s been ill and in isolation. Omotola wrote; Hello All, I know Mist if you Have been Wondering where I’ve been.Well, i Contracted Covid. I…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 453 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in the country on Wednesday August 12. A breakdown of the new cases across states is as follows; Lagos-113, FCT-72, Plateau-59, Enugu-55, Kaduna-38, Ondo-32, Osun-26, Ebonyi-20, Ogun-9, Delta-8, Borno-7, Akwa Ibom-6, Oyo-5, Bauchi-1, Kano-1, Ekiti-1. There are now 47,743 confirmed cases…
The Ekiti state government has been accused of maintaining a lackadaisical attitude towards the health sector in the state by Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP). Reacting to Governor Kayode Fayemi’s threat of invoking the “no work, no pay” rule over the continouse strike by doctors…
