By Babawale Solomon Eko Hot Blog reports that the Commissioner for Health, Lagos State, Dr Akin Abayomi, has advocated for the Ilera Eko insurance policy. He made a case for the policy on Sunday at the 10th coronation ceremony of HRM Oba Owolabi Adeshina Adeniyi, Maforunyomi 1, Oba of Igbobi Sabe, Lagos State. Speaking with … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that the the newly constituted Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Health Services and Primary Health Care has expressed its commitment to work with the Lagos State Ministry of Health towards improving access to affordable healthcare services and attainment of universal health coverage. The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Lawal … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that operatives of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) in Nigeria have arrested one Abayomi Segun Oluwasesan, who allegedly hacked his company’s blockchain account and made away with billions of Naira. According to Instablog9ja, the suspect, who was working at Afriq Arbitrage System, a global crypto space, was arrested earlier in … Read more
A seven-storey building collapsed on Wednesday in Lagos. The state government said the building was unapproved. It subsequently launched an investigation into the incident. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed a stop to all building developments on Banana Island, Ikoyi, Lagos. The governor issued the directive after a seven-storey … Read more
An oncoming train crashed into a Lagos government staff bus on Thursday. The accident led to the death of at least six passengers, while more than 100 people were injured. The government has been treating the injured persons in a few health facilities and has discharged more than half of the victims. Eko Hot Blog … Read more
An oncoming train crashed into a Lagos government staff bus on Thursday. The accident led to the death of at least six passengers, while more than 100 people were injured. The government has started discharging victims who were treated successfully. Eko Hot Blog reports that Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said … Read more
Lagos government commemorated the 2023 World NTD Day with an Awareness Walk. The health commissioner disclosed plans to assess the prevalence of some tropical diseases in selected local government areas. He expressed hope that the exercise will lead to targeted treatments of the diseases. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has concluded … Read more
The Lagos government has extended free health insurance coverage to 230,000 vulnerable residents. Eko Hot Blog reports that no fewer than 230,000 indigent and vulnerable residents of Lagos State are currently benefitting from free health insurance coverage sponsored by the State Government through the Eko Social Health Alliance (EkoSHA). EDITOR’S PICKS LASEMA Releases Details Of … Read more
The Lagos Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the state is aggressive with vaccination because it is the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The commissioner said Lagos carries the burden of the virus, saying, “We survived two waves, some countries are not as lucky as they have gone through the 3rd … Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government will not compromise on the vaccination protocols rolled out by the Federal Government (FG). The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) had earlier accused the state of malpractices in the exercise. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says … Read more
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced the top five local governments areas with high positive cases of the virulent COVID-19 virus. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, named the top five councils in a post on his official and verified Twitter page. Ekohotblog reports that the commissioner listed Eti-Osa, Ajeromi, Surulere, Amuwo … Read more
Lagos state government says one in two beds in both private and public COVID-19 care centres in the state have been occupied. Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health in the state, made this known while giving update and situation reports on the dreadful infection in the state. Ekohotblog reports that this means that such hospitals have … Read more
The Lagos state government on Friday said the state would run out of bed spaces at isolation centres if it the number of COVID-19 cases remain on the High side. The state commissioner for health, Akin Abayomi, made this known at a press briefing in Ikeja on Friday. Lagos is the flash point of the … Read more
The Lagos state government on Friday bemoaned what appears to be lack of cooperation on the part of some residents of the state in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a press conference on Friday, commissioner for health in the state, Akin Abayomi, attributed the empty bed spaces in isolation centres to difficulty the … Read more