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Council Raises Doctors’ Pay To Check Japa
The Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area of Lagos, Fuad Atanda-Lawal, has approved a 100 per cent pay raise for the medical doctors attached to all the primary health centres in the council area.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Atanda-Lawal announced this on Thursday after extensive deliberations on the need to ensure that all residents in the council had access to comprehensive, quality and affordable health care.
He said the increment would take effect from February 2024. According to the council boss, the decision follows the need to address the brain drain currently experienced in the nation’s health sector, a trend commonly known as japa.
The chairman reiterated his belief that Nigeria was blessed with doctors who could compete with their peers globally if given the necessary incentives.
“This is coming on the heels of the commencement of the construction of a state-of-the-art primary health centre that will cater for a larger number of people in the community.
“I want to reiterate the council’s commitment to supporting the efforts of our esteemed President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Governor Babajide Sanwolu in delivering quality and affordable health care to all citizens.
“We believe that by investing in our health care professionals, we are taking a step towards achieving this goal,” the chairman said.
In January, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr Eniayewun Ademuyiwa, lamented that government-owned hospitals were becoming overstretched due to the mass emigration of health workers abroad for greener pastures, in what is commonly called ‘japa.’
He revealed that the acute shortage of manpower in some of the federal facilities had increased the number of patients being admitted to state hospitals across Lagos.
Last year, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors said no fewer than 1,417 of their members relocated abroad in search of greener pastures.
Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu has confirmed the death of the Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah.
Senator Ubah who recently defected from the Young Progressives Party, YPP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC died in a London hotel in United Kingdom two days after leaving Nigeria.
Ubah who contested the 2014 Governorship election in Anambra State under the Labour Party, LP died at the age of 52 reportedly of cardiac arrest.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Downstream was in London to attend his son’s graduation.
The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial district and an oil mogul, Ifeanyi Ubah is reportedly dead.
According to monitored reports, he passed on in London.
Details as to what caused his death are yet unknown.
Details shortly…
Popular cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, is expected to regain his freedom on Monday after completing a six-month jail term for abusing naira notes.
Recall that Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, stated that the judgment would serve as a deterrent to others who are fond of abusing and mutilating naira.
Before the sentence, the judge asked Bobrisky about his sex, to which he quickly replied that he is a man.
The judge ruled that the jail term would commence on March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest.
Netizens have taken to their various social media platforms to express their opinions about Bobrisky’s return to society.
See some of the reactions below:
Labeh Albert Jadoncy: “Shame go catch am we have the video he told the judge he was a man patiently waiting for senior man’s return”
Emma Nuella:”Lagos people will be the happiest! Their mummy is about to be released”
Onifade Temitope Busayo: “So he can come out to continue his rubbi$H…….I hope he had passed through good training”
Enkay Enykay: “No be to come out be the koko, shey him go dey act normal? I mean shey him go dey dress as man??? If not let him go back. After all ever since wey him no dey we get peace!”
Benjamin Utoro: “I think he was just trying to escape the responsibility of being a man in Nigeria”
Maryjane Rita: “I don miss Bobrisky oooo they should release him for me”
Edna Nkechinyere Wolugboms: “So soon! Pls allow him a little more so his brain can be reset. Since his stay a lot of all this he/she people have reduce now in Nigeria.”
Linda Ogbata: “Hope the bwess and Nyash are still intact?”
Eze B Blessing Vivian: “Wow I’m happy he’s coming out. But my problem now is ,if he come out and stay one week in his house.. he’ll be like I was happy and having fun there but is cos I miss you guys I told my man I want to come home”
MEKO KO Comedy: “Since they took her to prison I haven’t slept well… You can see I really miss him, I hope she’s fine?”
Osazee Edosa: “Come out to do what
To mislead the youth again
To show to us that God made a mistake for being a man. He should just remain there”
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