BREAKING: Lagos suspends re-opening of churches, mosques

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has suspended the re-opening of churches, mosques indefinitely.

Lagos begins clampdown on fake real estate operators

Lagos State Government has said it will get tough on fake real estate agents and their official collaborators as their activities have been on the rise in the state.

A statement said the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Housing, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, gave the warning during a press briefing in Lagos.

Resident Doctors Embark On Indefinite Nationwide Strike

Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have embarked on an indefinite nationwide strike.

NARD President, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, announced this while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.

Trump ‘terminates relationship’ with WHO

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was severing ties with the World Health Organization, signalling the end of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the UN agency as the deadly coronavirus pandemic rages on.

As Europe speeded along the path to reopening after months of crippling lockdowns, Trump’s move is likely to spark dismay, especially in other parts of the world where the outbreak has yet to reach its peak.

29 corpers to repeat service year in Ondo, Katsina, Ogun

The NYSC has said 29 corps members will repeat service year in Ondo, Katsina, Ogun for various offences.

In Ondo State, five corps members will repeat the service over alleged abscondment during the service year.

Nine other corps members also had their service year extended as punishment for indiscipline and misconduct.

Resident doctors threaten strike, issue FG 14-day ultimatum

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to immediately implement all the agreements it had with the Association or it will embark on an indefinite strike.

The ultimatum was issued by the NARD in Bauchi on Saturday at the end of its 2020 Ordinary General Meeting with the theme: ‘Health Inequalities and Social Determinants of Health in Nigeria.

It also lamented the poor working condition of its members across the country.

FG to use hotels, schools as isolation centres

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the Federal Government would require hotels and school dormitories as quarantine and isolation centres because of shortage of hospital beds.

He stated this on Thursday during the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja.

The minister noted that there were four levels of COVID-19 patients ranging from those on quarantine with zero or mild symptoms to those that would need to be in an intensive care unit.