Fashola Asked To Name Hospital After Late Doctor
The Lagos State House of Assembly has moved to immortalize late Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh by naming the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) in Yaba after her.The legislators reached the decision…
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Nigeria No Longer Has Any Ebola Contact Under Surveillance-Minister Of Health
Nigeria has scored a major victory in the fight against Ebola as the country has officially been declared disease-free.This was revealed by the Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu through his…
Ebola death rates 70% – WHO study
New figures suggest 70% of those infected with Ebola in West Africa have died, higher than previously reported, says the World Health Organization.Ebola infections will treble to 20,000 by November…
Ebola Virus:Disease Contained In Nigeria, Senegal – WHO
The current Ebola outbreak is the deadliest ever recorded as it has now claimed 2,811 lives, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).However, the organization added that the outbreak has…
Why FG Won't Honour Late Doctor
A list of 305 recipients to be bestowed with national honours has been approved by President Goodluck Jonathan.However, many Nigerians have questioned why the name of late Dr. Stella Ameyo…
Resident doctors petition Lagos Assembly over unpaid salaries
Resident Doctors in Lagos, have petitioned the State House of Assembly, seeking its intervention over alleged refusal of the state government to pay their August salary.In a letter through the…
Fashola Visits First Consultant Hospital
The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola has paid a visit to the First Consultant Medical Center in Obalende where the index Ebola patient in Nigeria, Patrick Sawyer was treated.Governor…
ECOWAS moves to end Ebola spread
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has outlined measures to control the spread of Ebola and save its member-countries from further deaths.Under the arrangement, a Ministerial Coordination Group,…
Ebola Free: Survivors Meet With Fashola, Narrate Ordeal
The Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, had a meeting with 5 Ebola survivors in the state yesterday, September 18, 2014, and they took the opportunity to narrate their ordeal.The…
NAFDAC Threatens To Arrest Professor For Ewedu Claims
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reportedly threatened to arrest a professor who claimed that Mallow leaves, commonly called “Ewedu”, can cure the deadly…