Top doctor who treated COVID-19 patients commits suicide in New York
A top New York City doctor who was on the front line of the US fight against coronavirus has taken her own life. Dr Lorna Breen, who was medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Manhattan, died of self-inflicted injuries on Sunday, police said. The 49-year-old’s father, Dr Philip Breen, […]
COVID-19: NLC urges FG, States not to deduct workers’ salaries
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged federal and state governments to neither stop nor deduct workers’ salaries amidst the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Former President Jonathan commiserates with DSS boss over mother’s death
Former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, has commiserated with Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi, Director-General of Department of State Services. The DSS boss, Bichi, lost his mother Hajia Karimatu Abubakar, on Sunday. She was aged 96. In a condolence message, the former President, Jonathan, described the late Hajia Abubakar as an honest and hardworking woman, who nurtured […]
COVID-19: ILO gives conditions before re-opening workplaces
By Victor Young International Labour Organisation, ILO, has given conditions for re-opening workplaces, following the COVID-19 pandemic, which include the provision of personal protective equipment, PPE. ILO urged governments to take action to prevent and control COVID-19 in the workplace with active involvement and dialogue with employers’ and workers’ organisations, as the pressure mounts on […]
Chad abolishes death penalty for terrorism
The Chad Republic on Tuesday passed a new anti-terrorism law that abolishes the death penalty for terrorism-related crimes in the country. The country’s parliament said the new law replaces legislation that was introduced on July 30, 2015, which made acts of terrorism punishable by death. The death penalty was reinstated for terror crimes – after […]
CACOVID Fund hits N27bn
Emma Ujah Donations into the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has hit N27, 160, 190, 011.94. The Director of Corporate Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, disclosed this in a statement, this evening. While thanking the donors on behalf of the coalition, he urged other individuals and corporate […]
