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SANWO-OLU KICKS OFF CONSTRUCTION OF RAIL MASS TRANSIT RED LINE COMPENSATES AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS.
Lagos governor Babajide Sanwolu made history on Thursday when he commissioned the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 37-km Rail Mass Transit Red Line, which will traverse from Agbado to Marina, moving more than one million commuters daily. To show the state government’s readiness, the governor also handed over cheques of varying amounts as …
Ngige give reasons why doctors are still being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance
Following the strike embarked on by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), minister of labour, Dr Chris Ngige, has given reasons why doctors in the country are still being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance. According to the former Anambra state governor, the reason is that the doctors have not called for a review of …
President Buhari loses driver to ‘prolonged illness’
The official driver to the president, Sa’idu Afaka, has died after a prolonged illness. Making the news of his death public. the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity Garba Shehu, said he died on Tuesday at the state house clinic. While condoling with the family of the deceased, Pesident Buhari described …
Ngige dares doctors says he’ll invoke weapons in labour laws on them if they don’t call off strike.
Minister of labour, Dr Chris Ngige, has dared striking doctors threatening to invoke “weapons in the labour laws” on resident doctors if they refused to back down on the ongoing strike — after government meets some of their demands. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had on Thursday embarked on an indefinite strike over …
Buhari embarks on a 2-weeks ”routine” medical check-up on Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to travel to London,UK on Tuesday for a ”routine” medical check-up. Disclosing this piece of news is Mr Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, who said the trip is strictly “routine”. In a statement released on Monday, Mr Adesina said the president will first meet …
Cholera outbreak forces Sokoto state to shut schools, as ’70 students’ are infected.
Government Girls College, Mabera, has been shut down by the Sokoto state government following the outbreak of cholera disease in the state. Announcing the closure of the school is Kulu Haruna, the state commissioner for science and technology, saying the move was done to curtail the spread of the disease and subsequently address the situation. …
SANWO-OLU GIVES NOLLYWOOD’S MAMA AWERO FREE APARTMENT, AS LAGOS COMMISSIONS 360 HOUSING UNITS IN IKORODU
•Donates Free Apartments to Two Lagos ‘Best’ Teaching Staff • Governor Pledges Timely Completion of Ongoing Road Projects in the Axis The popular grandmother figure in Nollywood’s Yoruba series, Alhaja Lanre Hassan, known by the stage name “Mama Awero”, got a surprise gift from Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday. The veteran actor …
SANWOLU ASSURES LAGOSIANS OVER USE OF ASTRAZENECA VACCINE
Following the growing list of countries that have banned the use of AstraZeneca vaccine due to the side effects, the Lagos state government has assured residents of the safety of the vaccine. The governor in a statement issued through his Chief press secretary, Gboyega Akosile said the news making the rounds about the use of …
First batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrives Nigeria.
The first batch of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has arrived Nigeria The news of the arrival of the vaccine was made public by Bashir Ahmad, personal assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari, through his Twitter handle on Tuesday. JUST IN: The first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines has arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, …
Israel researchers develop kidney-on-chip to test drugs.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI) on Monday disclosed that Israeli researchers have developed a kidney-on-chip platform to test the effectiveness of drugs. The innovative technology enables the rapid development of drugs with the help of bionic chips, without the need for animal testing.The platform, developed in a new study published in the journal Science …