Suspended acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has described his travails as one of the risks of his job.
He spoke after his release from detention, more than a week after he was taken into custody and whisked before a special presidential probe panel investigating corruption allegations against him.
Magu said he was shocked when he read the “trumped-up” allegations against him, adding that his ordeal was a case of “dog-eat-dog”.
The Medical Guild Lagos has asked its members to resume work today after suspending its 3 days warning strike.
This was part of the resolutions made during the Guild’s Representative council’s virtual meeting held with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu; Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, and some other stakeholders.
At the meeting, the Chairman, Medical Guild Lagos, Dr Olujimi Sodipo said the officers’ committee met with relevant government agencies who expressed cooperation with the demands of the guild.
However, they are asking for the government’s sincerity and commitment during the negotiation in order to avert unnecessary and preventable crisis in the health sector of Lagos state.
A total of 643 new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the total number to 34, 259.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said 230 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 69 in Oyo State, 51 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 43 in Edo State, 35 in Osun State, 30 each in Rivers and Ebonyi states, 28 in Kaduna State, 27 in Ogun State and 23 in Ondo State.
Plateau State recorded 20 cases, 17 in Benue State, 16 in Enugu State, 10 in Imo State, 6 in Delta State, 4 in Kano State, 2 in Nasarawa State and 1 each in Kebbi and Ekiti states.
Dr. CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said COVID-19 may be spreading through the air.
Dr. IHEKWEAZU explained that before now the virus was believed to only be transmittable through droplets which emanate from the nose and the mouth and fall to the ground.
He, however, said understanding how a new virus is transmittable is critical for effective response.
He insists that Nigerians must always wear face mask in the public and avoid unnecessary gathering.
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