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An Oando fuel station on Obalende, Lagos Island of Lagos state is on fire. According to eyewitnesses, the fire was caused by a tanker carrying petroleum product. The tanker fell off and immediately ignited. Another eyewitness said the tanker which was fully loaded with fuel was descending the bridge to Obalende but then skidded and fell in front of Oando fuel station before it exploded. As at the time of filing this report, the Lagos Fire Service Department were yet to arrive the scene. Happening right now!!!! Fire guts down Oando Filling Station in Obalende pic.twitter.com/jUArmDcuEW — Val (@9207wanderer) May…

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu today commissioned a 118-bed Isolation and Treatment Center located within the premises of Gbagada General Hospital for management of COVID-19 cases. Within the three floor Isolation and Treatment facility are dedicated intensive care isolation unit, ventilators, monitors, respirators, mobile x-ray, ultrasound, oxygen amongst other ultra-odern medical equipment. Speaking at the unveiling, Sanwo-Olu said an existing facility within the Gbagada General Hospital complex which was not in use was converted to the 118-bed bio-security complaint Isolation and treatment facility after an extensive renovation and upgrade was carried out. He added that the facility was revamped…

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has sacked 46 staff of Gotel Communications as the world celebrated the contribution of workers on May Day. Gotel Communications is a broadcast company (television and radio) that transmits from Yola, Adamawa state capital. The affected staff were handed their respective sack letters on Friday, being Workers Day. It was signed by the General Manager, Mohammed El-Yakub. A copy of the sack letter handed to the staff reads, “The management has decided to discontinue your services with immediate effect. “Consequently, please be informed that your entitlements including stipend lieu of the notice will…

…Gov: ‘Labour Is A Critical Engine Room Of Our Growth’ …NLC, TUC Hail Sanwo-Olu On Workers’ Welfare The atmosphere was sombre on Friday at the State House in Marina, where the Lagos State Government and leaders of organised labour unions held a low-key event to commemorate the 2020 Workers’ Day. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu used the opportunity of the May Day anniversary to appreciate frontline health and emergency workers, whom he described as heroes, for sacrificing their personal wellbeing for the efforts at combating the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Governor said the commemoration of Workers’ Day should be a reminder to…

A report released by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners has indicated that ongoing lockdowns and disruptions in health services during the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to seven million unplanned pregnancies in the months ahead. The report projected that the number of women who have been unable to access family planning risk unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence, and other harmful practices and the number could “skyrocket” by millions. The research was conducted by UNFPA in collaboration with Avenir Health, Johns Hopkins University in the United States, and Victoria University in Australia. Executive Director of UNFPA, Dr. Natalia Kanem,…

Comoros has announced its first coronavirus case. President Azali Assoumani said the patient is a man who came in contact with a French-Comorian national with recent travel history to France. “Today on 30 April, the government is declaring the first case of Covid-19 in the Union of the Comoros,” read a statement issued by President Assoumani posted on the presidency website. The patient was admitted at the El-Maarouf Hospital on 23 April for a cough, sore throat, fever and difficulty in breathing. His condition is improving and the authorities are tracing those who came into contact with him, President Assoumani…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has felicitated with Nigerian workers as they join their counterparts the world over to mark the Workers’ Day. Lawan congratulated Nigerian workers for sustaining their heroic struggle for the liberation of the country from poverty and underdevelopment even in the face of the daunting challenges at various work places. The Senate President acknowledged the role of workers as the creator of wealth in the society and stressed that it is for this reason that they should be appreciated at all times. “The best way to appreciate the enormous contributions of the Nigerian workers is to always…

Access Bank Plc plans to sack 75 per cent of its staff, the bank Managing Director, Herbert Wigwe said in a leaked video on Thursday. He also said staff that are retained will have to take pay cuts as lockdown to contain the coronavirus have affected operations of Nigeria’s biggest lender. Mr Wigwe said he would take a 40 per cent cut on his earnings and he expects all staff who are retained to be affected by the economic implication on the bank. But those who are going to be impacted are the security officers, cleaners and bank tellers. According…

Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says 113 Nigerian medical doctors, most of whom are working in private hospitals, have tested positive to coronavirus. The minister disclosed this in Abuja yesterday at a briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He said: “As for 300 doctors testing positive, that’s a fable, there are not so many people in the health sector who are infected. “The latest figure we have is that they’re about 113 actually and these 113 are not all public health workers, a good number are from private hospitals. Dismayed by their actions, he said, “And you…

More than one million people have now officially recovered from Covid-19, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University on the coronavirus pandemic. The number of confirmed cases is more than three million. The vast majority will recover – but there is a lag between an infection being noted, and the recovery being confirmed. The statistic – like all coronavirus data – has to be read with caution though. Covid-19 has a low mortality rate, which means almost all of those three million infected will eventually recover – even though in some cases it might take a long time. But precisely…