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The Verdict By Olusegun Adeniyi Once again, Nigerian professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 are emigrating abroad. Those who are married go with their families. Economic upheaval at home and an almost out of hand national security challenge explain why these young citizens choose to vote with their passports. But this is also a global phenomenon. Whether in Africa, Asia or the Americas, we are dealing with what Patrick Gilligan has described as the ‘No Nation’ Generation whose members ...

From February 27 to May 11, 2020, Nigeria recorded a total of 4,641 cases. The average daily death from the virus within the period was three as against the average of six daily recorded within the first five days of this year. Lagos, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria, has continued to record more cases and deaths as the state governor and medical experts cautioned residents to adhere to safety protocols to stop further spread and possible imposition of another lockdown. The University of L...

• Virus more vicious than ever, LUTH warns • We’re running out of resources, Bode cries out • All patients now oxygen-dependent As the second wave of COVID-19 takes foothold on Africa through its newly mutated form, the Federal Government has been warned of the need to address the shortage of oxygen in public hospitals. x Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Prof. Chris Bode, in an emergency press con...

COVID-19: Second wave ravaging our land, claiming many lives, says LUTH CMD On Kindly Share This Story: Prof. Chris Bode, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Wednesday said COVID-19 second wave was ravaging our land and claiming many lives. Bode, who made the assertion at a news conference in Lagos, said: “The resurgence of COVID-19, through the newly mutated form, is ravaging our land, claiming many lives. “Unlike what we witnessed...

Views: Visits 16 Prof. Chris Bode, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Wednesday said COVID-19 second wave was ravaging our land and claiming many lives. Bode, who made the assertion at a news conference in Lagos, said: “The resurgence of COVID-19, through the newly mutated form, is ravaging our land, claiming many lives. “Unlike what we witnessed in the first wave, this one is even more easily transmitted and deadlier too. ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Dayo Ojerinde A professor of paediatrics at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Chinyere Ezeaka, has said Nigeria loses more than 250,000 babies yearly to preventable and treatable causes. Ezeaka said this during the donation of neonatal equipment to LUTH by the Newborn Essential Solution and Technologies (NEST360°) to pilot referral health facilities in Nigeria. The expert who is also the Clinical Lead of the NEST 360° project said the Sustainable Developm...

‘Nigeria loses 250,000 babies to preventable, treatable causes annually’ On By Chioma Obinna Despite the global efforts to end preventable newborn deaths by 2030, through the Sustainable Development Goal 3.2,  experts have raised the alarm that Nigeria loses over  250,000 babies yearly due to preventable and treatable causes, even as the country ranks second highest globally in infant deaths. According to a Professor of Paediatrics at the College of Medicine University of Lagos, and Clin...