Lagos has granted 200 residents free eye surgery. Eko Hot Blog reports that no fewer than 200 Lagos residents from Epe and Badagry divisions of Lagos have benefitted from a free eye surgical expedition programme sponsored by the Lagos State Government as part of efforts to reduce blinding eye conditions amongst residents. EDITOR’S PICKS Lagos … Read more
No fewer than 10 persons have died and 236 others have been infected with cholera as the epidemic broke out in Gombe State. Eko Hot Blog reports that Executive Secretary of the Gombe State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr Abdulrahman Shuaibu, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists on behalf of the Commissioner for … Read more
No fewer than two persons were confirmed dead following the outbreak of cholera at a camp where surrendered Boko Haram terrorists are kept in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Eko Hot Blog reports that the development was confirmed by the officials of the Borno State government on Saturday. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six Men … Read more
The ministry revealed that the country confirmed only 3 mild cases of COVID-19 on April 9, 2022 Since the pandemic first hit in 2020, the country has so far identified 163,996 cumulative cases EDITOR’S PICK Rejection Of UTAS Will Prolong Strike Action – ASUU Osun 2022: Oyetola, Adeleke Makes INEC 15-man Final List PDP Primaries: … Read more
Nasarawa state government has raised the alarm about the outbreak of Lassa Fever. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the state government raised the alarm after two people were confirmed positive with the virus. This was disclosed on Friday by the permanent secretary, ministry of health, Dr. Janet Angbazo In the conference hall of the ministry … Read more
…the state government has not given any directive for the demolition of the two high-rise buildings standing at the site of the collapsed high-rise EKO HOT BLOG reports that emergency workers have recovered two more bodies from the rubble of the 21-storey Ikoyi building collapse in Lagos State. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in … Read more
Gunmen have invaded a Guest House in Lagos and killed a civil servant. EKOHOTBLOG reports that unknown gunmen have killed a civil servant, Abiodun Adenuga, during an attack on the Sindende Guest House in the Agege area of Lagos State. It was gathered that the civil servant was shot dead by the gunmen at the … Read more
A decomposing body of a man has been recovered in a bush in Lagos State. EKOHOTBLOG reports that the officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Health have recovered the decomposing corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man from a bush in Lagos State. It was gathered that the decomposing corpse of the man was recovered at … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced five new COVID-19 deaths in the country, which brings the total death cases to 689. The NCDC stated this on its official website and Twitter page while delivering the daily COVID-19 update. According to the tweet, 30748 cases have been confirmed in the country, 12546 cases … Read more
Lagos government under the administration of gov, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced the discharge 40 coronavirus patients in the state. The governor made this announcement on his official Facebook page in the late hours of Thursday. He said the patients discharged were a combination of seventeen female, twenty-three male and two foreigners. “Today, 40 patients:17 females and 23 males including two foreign nationals were … Read more
New Zealand has announced that it will be lifting its coronavirus restrictions after the country, on Monday, declared that it had no known active cases of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health in a statement, the last remaining case, a woman from Auckland, has now been symptom-free for 48 hours and is regarded as … Read more
Nigeria is approaching a difficult era in response to the ongoing COVID-19 disease outbreak says Federal Government. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, gave the explanation at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID19 on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 381 persons tested … Read more
Mr Ehanire, while speaking at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing, said the team sent to the state returned to Abuja without accomplishing its mission. He said new efforts will be made to engage Kogi authorities for a resolution of differences. “We tried to send a team of the Ministry of Health and … Read more
The first case of the deadly Coronavirus (Covid-19) has been confirmed in Lagos, Nigeria, by the Federal Ministry of Health through the Lagos Ministry of Health on Friday morning. Ekohotblog understands that the virus was brought in by an Italian citizen who entered Nigeria on the 25th of February from Milan, Italy for a brief … Read more
………FG Advices Citizens On What To Do The Ministry of Health in Lagos State has confirmed its first case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, broke the news in a statement released early on Friday. He said: “The case, which was confirmed … Read more
… Collaborates with Multipro for Sensitisation Walk The Lagos State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with Multipro Enterprises Limited (MPEL), makers of Hypo bleach, is organising a walk, health summit/symposium, medical screening and community clean-up exercise to sensitise residents and commemorate this year’s World Health Day. The Director Disease Control, State Ministry of Health, … Read more