As part of efforts to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the Niger State Government on Wednesday said it has trained 457 health workers and recruited 20 adhoc staff that will man molecular laboratories across the state.
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The University College Hospital, Ibadan says it will start local production of hazmat suits for its healthcare workers to address the shortage of Personal Protective Equipments as global demand increases.
Mohammed spoke at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 press briefing on Thursday in Abuja, saying journalists are like frontline health workers, also on essential duty and must be protected.
Members of the Kogi State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association have vowed not to accept the proposed cutting of salaries of its members and other healthcare workers by the Kogi State Government.
The Kaduna State Government says it has concluded plans to offer daily allowance to health workers in the frontline of containing the novel Coronavirus in the state.
Thirty-eight days after he was taken in, the index case of Coronavirus Disease in Osun State has been discharged.
The Nigeria Labour Congress, FCT Chapter has called on the FCT Administration to provide Personal Protective Equipment as well as incentives for health workers to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increase in the hazard allowance of health workers in the state public service from N5,000 to N25,000.
They deserved to sit in the midst of their family members and feast in this festive period, but the current national healthcare emergency occasion led by the spread of Coronavirus pandemic has robbed these frontline medical workers in Lagos State of the Easter celebration.
The coalition of health sector professionals in Kogi State has cautioned against lifting the ban on social and religious gatherings in the state.
The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, has commended those contributing to keeping the country safe as the world battles the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic.
Polaris Bank has paid tribute to health workers in Nigeria and across the world even as the world commemorates the 2020 World Health Day.
Nurses and Midwives in Plateau State on Saturday threatened to withdraw their services from the fight against the spread of COVID-19 due to the alleged non-provision of Personal Protection Equipment by the State Government.
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has saluted medical professionals tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria and the world.
Leadway Assurance Company Limited, Custodian & Allied Insurance Plc, Lasaco Assurance Plc, AIICO Insurance Plc, Tangerine Life Insurance Limited and Ark Insurance Brokers Limited have contributed a premium for a N5 billion insurance scheme to support Lagos State Health Care Workers and Volunteers.
The Muslim Rights Concern has commended Nigeria’s health workers for their sacrifice, courage and professionalism in the wake of the Coronavirus Disease pandemic.
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised to ramp up testing for coronavirus after his government faced criticism for being slower than some European peers to roll out mass checks for front-line health workers and the population.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appealed to workers in the health sector to bear with the administration in their demands as it braces up for the challenges posed by coronavirus to the economy.
Health wworkers of Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba, on Tuesday resumed their indefinite strike, locking the entrance to the hospital and depriving patients and other workers access to the complex.
The President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja.