The high number of persons with Sickle Cell Disorder in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos is quite significant, however, efforts by the Federal Medical centre, Ebute Metta in minimising the treand is yielding fruit. Disclosing this in a chat, Medical Director of the Centre, Dr Yewande Jinadu, said collective progress in management of the disorder was necessary nationwide.

THE sudden fall of oil price has exposed Nigeria’s economic foundation as a mono-economy and heterogeneous one with so many financial faulty lines. The unsustainability of the current ‘feeding bottle federalism’ as propagated by the Deputy Senate President,

Ado-Ekiti—Academic and sundry activities were yesterday paralysed at the Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado-Ekiti, workers led by their union leaders protested over non-payment of six-month subventions, salary arrears as well as cooperative deductions among others.

ABEOKUTA—THE National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGGMDP, has issued a 21-day ultimatum to 13 state governments over the backlog of unpaid salaries to members, threatening to cripple health care services if the affected governments failed to met its demand.

ABUJA—The Ministry of Health has concluded plans to set up Efficiency Management Unit, EMU, to oversee the flow of funds in the Ministry.