Doctors at Kelina Hospital at Number 7B, Ologun Agbaje Street, off Adeola Odeku, Victoria Island, Lagos have called for regular check up for lmproved health and early detection of prostate cancer.
Speaking at a news Conference on Saturday in Lagos,, the medical Experts at Kelina Hospital,noted that Prostate Constitutes Eleven Percent of all Male Cancers with a death rate of 20,000 annually.
Prostate Cancer occurs in men when abnormal cells grow in the prostate glands .
It comes with symptoms like frequent urge to Urinate, Blood in the Urine or Semen ,Pain or burning sensation, Painful ejaculation and lots More.
Even Though Prostate Cancer is treatable when detected early,alot of men die from the Diesase because of what experts describe as poo attitude to healthy living among men.
Many people also travel abroad for prostate Cancer and other Serious procedures, spending a lot of money and at times return with complications. However with the expertise of Doctors here on minimal invasive therapies, Nigerians are advised to stay back home and access care in Hospitals like Kelina
The Hospital for fifteen years has successfully carried out 250 holep prostate surgeries and 5,000 surgical Operations with no Casualty.
With modern technological innovations, the hospitals is one of the leading health facilities in Nigeria who care out topnotch invasive minimal therepies to remove Prostrate cancer, Fibroids , Kidney Stones and other Serious procedures without opening up the Patients, reducing man-hour lost because Patients can go back to home or to work within a two to three Days
Despite the negative narratives about the Nation’s health care Systems,the Experts say everything is not totally bad , having handled cases for Patients who come from abroad successfully and taking full advantage of modern Technology.
With more investment in the sector, and support for Private sector Participation through providing an enabling environment by the incoming Administration,they believe that universal health coverage is possible and a complete stop to medical tourism
President Muhammadu Buhari says He his leaving office with Nigeria better in 2023 than it was in 2015, calling on the incoming administration to sustain the gains recorded by his government.
The President said this on Sunday in a farewell Broadcast to the Nation.
Buhari noted that for Nigeria to take it’s rightful place among nations, it must sustain and improve on the gains of it’s electoral process.
On the 2023 General elections, The outgoing Nigerian leader said irrespective of the outcome of various cases in court, all parties involved should accept the decision of courts and join hands to build a better Nigeria.
He hailed the doggedness and resilience of all the Presidential Candidates and their political parties for believing in the judicial system by taking their grievances with the election results to court.
President Buhari said he his leaving behind an electoral process which guarantees that votes count, results are credible, elections are fair and transparent and the influence of money in politics reduced to the barest minimum as Nigerians can elect leaders of their choice.
On the performance of his Administration in the last 8 years, The President says Nigerian economy has become more resilient due to the various strategies put in place by his Government to ensure that the economy remained afloat during cases of global economic downturns
In the area of infastrucure development, he said his administration completed age-long projects and processes notably amongst which are the Petroleum Industry Act, completion of some power projects, completion of the second Niger bridge and various important roads linking cities and states.
On security, The President explained that the incidences of banditry, terrorism, armed robbery and other criminal activities have been reduced considerably.
“Up till now I still grieve for our children still in captivity, mourn with parents, friends and relatives of all those that lost loved ones in the days of the senseless brigandage and carnage. For all those under unlawful captivity our Security Agencies are working round the clock to secure their release unharmed”
President Buhari thanked Nigerians who gave their support and encouragement to move Nigeria forward.
The President says as he retires to his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, he feels fulfilled that the journey to Nigeria Re-Birth has started, expressing confidence on the in-coming administration to quicken the pace walk to see a Nigeria that fulfils its destiny to be a great nation.
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on Nigerian parents and children to hold onto the ancient truths of integrity, honesty, knowledge and hard work in spite of the changing times, saying these landmarks remain the pillars of destiny.
The President, according to a statement issued on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina, to mark this year’s Children’s Day, said “On this special day, we are immensely grateful to God for another opportunity to celebrate our children, on May 27th, 2023. Every Children’s Day reminds us of the future, and the necessary sacrifices and building blocks by parents, guardians, teachers, leaders, and Government to secure our greatest assets on earth, the Younger ones.
President Buhari admonished parents to treat their children with dignity, while staying focused on discipline.
He said: “Every child is special and should be specially treated with dignity.
The President noted that efforts should be geared towards putting building blocks that will sustain unity, peace and prosperity for the sake of the children.
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Joe Ajaero has sent a message to the Bola Tinubu’s government not to follow the path of the Buhari administration by quickly implementing the No work no pay policy against workers on strike over unfulfilled agreements.
The NLC President Ajaero gave the warning while urging the Joint Health Sector Unions JOHESU not to be deterred by threat from government to replicate witheld salaries of Academic staff union of universities, ASUU on any union which attempt strike.
He however told the deputy President of the Medical and Health Workers Union, Ado Minjibir, who is an official of JOHESU to be encourage his members to be more tactical in pushing for their Consolidated Health salary structure, CONHESS Adjustment
JOHESU went on with its threat and called for an indefinite strike on Friday May 26, after a fifteen day ultimatum due to Government’s failure to adjust the Consolidated salary structure CONHESS for The Health Workers
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Hadi sirika has unveiled Nigeria air aircraft amid court order and denied violating the court position.
A federal high court in lagos had issued an interim injunction restraining the federal govt and other parties from executing the proposed national carrier project.
The first aircraft out of the 35 proposed for the National Carrier, Nigeria air by the Ethiopian airline arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe international airport in abuja at 11:09 am on Friday, May 26th 2023, from Addisa ababa, Ethiopia
Since 2018, the federal govt has began the process of the establishing the national carrier but it was suspended due to several reasons.A year later, over 300 Bidders applied for the bidding of Nigeria air following the federal Government’s announcement calling on eleigible Bidders to apply.
Ethiopian Airlines emerged the preferred bidder for Nigeria Air, as core investor following a successful bid.
The airline won the bid with a consortium and all together the consortium will have 95 controlling shares with 49% equity, federal govt 5% while the remaining 46 are shared among other partners.
This didn’t go down well with airline operators who accused the minister of “unjust” process and filed a suit against him.
The court ordered Sirika to retrain from unveiling the Nigeria air project until the outcome of the legal proceedings but the Minister still went ahead amid uproar from Airline Operators of Nigeria.
Receiving the first aircraft at the Nnamdi azikwe international airport, abuja, Sirika said his decision did not contravened the judicial order.
In five years, the project is expected to generate about N1bn naira and expected to create more than 50,000 jobs for Nigerian youths
Restates Commitment to Evidence-Based Medical Research and Innovation to Combat Diseases
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu On Friday 26th of May broke the ground for commencement of construction of a four-floor state-of-the-art Edifice that will house the proposed ‘Lagos State Infectious Disease Research Institute’ (IDRI) within the premises of the Mainland Hospital, Yaba.
The institute, which is being established to advance knowledge, research and evidence-based information on the identification, prevention, control and effective management of communicable and infectious diseases, will accommodate five major facilities including; Research Laboratories, Genomics and Reference; Clinics; Teaching rooms; Administrative Offices and Conference Rooms.
Speaking at the event, Governor Sanwo-Olu explained that the proposed establishment and construction of the institute became necessary with the outbreak of Ebola within the Africa sub-region and the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic which ravaged the world.
He said: “It gives me great pleasure to be here to break the ground for commencement of the construction of the Lagos State Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) at Mainland Hospital, Yaba which will further consolidates our administration’s effort to the provision and development of healthcare infrastructure in the state.
“The construction of the proposed Infectious Disease Research Institute became necessary in the year 2014 with the outbreak of the Ebola virus within this African sub region. The emergence of the global COVID-19 pandemic brought about the turnaround to actualize the dream of the institute”.
Sanwo-Olu who was represented by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederick Oladeinde noted that the development of the institute, which he termed a critical medical infrastructure, will go a long way in ensuring rapid response and diagnosis to emerging pathogens, especially at the beginning of an outbreak when quarantine, treatment, and other public health measures are most effective.
Underscoring the importance of research to prevention, control and effective management of disease outbreak, the Governor explained that academic research globally has impacted tremendously the provision of scientific and evidence based information and advice on the identification, control and outbreak management of communicable diseases in the 21st Century.
“The role being played by academic research in the improvement of healthcare delivery has necessitated the need for the state to integrate research centers and institutes into the Lagos State Health Master plan. It is hoped that this would facilitate continued learning, and promote national and international medical collaboration”, He said.
Sanwo-Olu while noting that Lagos State has a research agenda, explained that his administration has been doing a lot with regards to research on infectious diseases particularly outbreak response and intervention in dealing with pathogens of high consequence, biosecurity threats and pandemic. He noted that the IDRI will facilitate continued learning and promote national and international medical collaboration adding that
“It is popular knowledge that intervention driven by research should happen before the outbreak of infectious disease and not during an outbreak so as to have a clear research understanding and purposeful response and intervention strategies against any outbreak”, the Governor said.
He said his administration will not rest on its oars and will continue to work tirelessly in ensuring that Lagos becomes a world class research center and a model of access to quality, efficient, equitable and sustainable health service in the world.
“This Institute will provide a platform for experts to review evidence-based information and advice on the identification, prevention, control and outbreak management of communicable diseases as well as providing feedback for addressing emerging issues of concern”, he said.
Speaking in the same vein, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye explained that the establishment IDRI is targeted at building the infectious disease research capacity within the state in preparation for health emergencies that may occur in future by providing evidence based information on the identification and control of pathogens of high consequence.
Dr Ogboye explained further that the proposed facility; a four floors building sitting on a total of 5,600sqm land space with each floor area being 1,400sqm in measurement, would have an array of services offered on its campus to facilitate learning and innovations.
He noted that the concept designs of the edifice will incorporate eco-friendly designs, with a heavy focus on biosecurity principles that will enable Lagos State to be fully equipped and increase its resilience at all levels to diminish the impact of future diseases that may emerge.
The role being played by academic research in the improvement of healthcare delivery has necessitated the need for the state to integrate research centers and institutes into the Lagos State Health Master plan. It is hoped that this would facilitate continued learning, and promote national and international medical collaboration”, He said.
Sanwo-Olu while noting that Lagos State has a research agenda, explained that his administration has been doing a lot with regards to research on infectious diseases particularly outbreak response and intervention in dealing with pathogens of high consequence, biosecurity threats and pandemic. He noted that the IDRI will facilitate continued learning and promote national and international medical collaboration adding that
“It is popular knowledge that intervention driven by research should happen before the outbreak of infectious disease and not during an outbreak so as to have a clear research understanding and purposeful response and intervention strategies against any outbreak”, the Governor said.
He said his administration will not rest on its oars and will continue to work tirelessly in ensuring that Lagos becomes a world class research center and a model of access to quality, efficient, equitable and sustainable health service in the world.
“This Institute will provide a platform for experts to review evidence-based information and advice on the identification, prevention, control and outbreak management of communicable diseases as well as providing feedback for addressing emerging issues of concern”, he said.
Speaking in the same vein, the Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye explained that the establishment IDRI is targeted at building the infectious disease research capacity within the state in preparation for health emergencies that may occur in future by providing evidence based information on the identification and control of pathogens of high consequence.
Dr Ogboye explained further that the proposed facility; a four floors building sitting on a total of 5,600sqm land space with each floor area being 1,400sqm in measurement, would have an array of services offered on its campus to facilitate learning and innovations.
He noted that the concept designs of the edifice will incorporate eco-friendly designs, with a heavy focus on biosecurity principles that will enable Lagos State to be fully equipped and increase its resilience at all levels to diminish the impact of future diseases that may emerge.
“What we are trying to do now is to stay ahead of the curve by developing this infection disease research institute so that we can be ready for the next agent that may come at any time. We are going to be building capacity of our laboratory workers and our medical practitioners in state so that whenever another epidemic comes we will be ready”, He said
Also speaking, The Medical Director, Mainland Hospital Yaba, Dr. Abimbola Bowale noted that the bedrock of any health system is research and innovation, adding that the IDRI which is solely dedicated to research will help the Lagos State health system prepare for outbreaks epidemics in the future.
“We have trained manpower and infrastructure, and then, what we have done today is part of ensuring that we have robust infrastructure to be able to respond to outbreak” he said.
In her remarks, the General Manager, Lagos State Infrastructure Asset Management Agency (LASIAMA), Ms Adenike Adekanbi explained that LASIAMA has been at the forefront of medical and infectious disease infrastructure management since the beginning of the present administration.
She said the involvement of LASIAMA in the IDRI project is in continuation of the function of her agency to manage the State infrastructure assets, stressing that she and her team are excited to be part of the IDRI project.
In attendance at the event were; the Special Adviser to the Governor on Labour and Industrial Relations, Mr. Babatunde Williams; Some members of the Body of Permanent Secretaries; including Permanent Secretary, Public Service Office, Mrs Sukanmi Oyegbola; Permanent Secretary, Office of the State Auditor General, Mr. Adewuyi Adewale; Vice Chairman of the Governing Council on Biosecurity and Bio-Banking; Prof. Akin Osibogun and other members of the Council; the Onisabe of Igbobi-Sabe, HRM Oba Owolabi Adeyemi Adeniyi; Director, Health Care Planning Research and Statistics, Dr. Dayo Lajide; Members of the League of Medical Directors of State-owned Hospitals amongst others.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received an asset declaration form from the Code of Conduct Bureau.
The form was presented to the President inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Professor Muhammad Isa, who visited the State House with other leaders of the CCB.
This is compliance with the provision of the constitution which stipulates that all public officers shall declare their assets and liabilities on the assumption of office and at the end of their tenure of office.
However, the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, the vice president-elect, Kashim Shettima and 28 incoming governors and their cabinet members as well as the state assembly members are also expected to submit their assets forms to the CCB.
They are also required to state all properties and assets acquired within or outside the country with the value of the said assets in the currency of the country where the property is situated.
According to the guidelines published on the CCB website, failure to declare the assets may result in removal from office; vacation of the official seat in any legislative house, as the case may be; imposition of fine; disqualification from membership of a legislative house and from holding of any public office for a period not exceeding 10 years and seizure and forfeiture of any property acquired in abuse or corruption of office.
Supreme Court has dismissed suit by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seeking for the disqualification of President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President-Elect Kashim Shettima from the 2023 Presidential election.
The Apex Court held that the PDP’s suit seeking the disqualification of Tinubu and Shettima was grossly lacking in merit and dismissed it.
Justice Adamu Jauro who delivered the lead judgment slammed a fine of N2 million on PDP for poke nosing into the internal affairs of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the conduct of its primary elections and nomination of its candidates.
Justice Jauro agreed with Tinubu’s lawyer, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, that PDP acted as busy body and meddlesome interloper in the ways and manners it dabbled into APC’s affairs unjustly.
The Apex Court held that apart from the fact that PDP lacked requisite jurisdiction to institute the suit, the party also failed to provide scintilla of evidence that Shetima engaged in double nomination.
The claim of PDP on the alleged double nomination of the Vice President-elect was described as most unfortunate and a clear deliberate mischief to mislead the Court and the country.
The Supreme Court also agreed with Fagbemi that no matter the pains of PDP on how APC conducted its primary election and nominated its candidates, PDP must remain onlooker.
“It is abundantly clear that the Appellant (PDP) in the totality of its position in the instant case, is peeping and poke nosing into the affairs of another party as a busy body and meddlesome interloper,” he said.
CDWR Condemns the Lagos State Police Command for Detaining Fauzziyar Isiak after activating her Right to resign from the Police Force
Free Fauzziyar Isiak Unconditionally Now!
It has been brought to our notice that former police officer, Corporal Fauzziyar Isiak has been arrested and detained because she activated her democratic right to resign from the Nigerian Police Force. According to Fauzziyar Isiak, she had shown interest to resign since last year but the Lagos State Police Command had consistently blocked her by dictatorially refusing to approve her resignation and issue her discharge certificate.
Fauzziyar Isiak narrated her ordeal through her Twitter handle and the Lagos Police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin has confirmed the undemocratic arrest and detention through his response by stating that the Police is not like the private sector and that until a policeman or policewoman gets his or her discharge certificate, he or she stays in the Police Force in spite of showing interest to resign. This bureaucracy amounts to undemocratically keeping an unwilling officer in the Force.
Fauzziyar Isiak has been subjected to harassment and intimidation that culminated in her arrest and detention on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. CDWR strongly feels that the administrative process of discharging police officers who want to willingly resign has been weaponized to keep them in the police force against their will, something which is tantamount to imprisonment. Any rule that allows people to be kept by force in the Police Force is condemnable. In other words, it is despotic and a violation of fundamental human rights.
Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR) calls on the Lagos State Commissioner of Police and Inspector General of Police to free Fauzziyar Isiak from captivity and issue her discharge certificate without further delay.
We also demand that rank-and-file police officers be allowed to belong to a police union as a means to defend their democratic rights and better working conditions.
We call on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and pro-masses organisations to intervene in the ongoing attacks on the democratic rights of Fauzziyar Isiak so as to regain her freedom.
SIGNED:
Comrade Rufus Olusesan National Chairperson
Comrade Chinedu Bosah National Publicity Secretary
Health Workers under the aegis of the joint health sector Unions ( JOHESU) have declared an indefinite strike .
According to a Press Statement signed by the Acting National Secretary, Medical health workers Union, M.O Ajorutu,the strike is to take effect from Thursday by 12 midnight
The strike is coming after the expiration of a fifteen day Ultimatum is to demand for implementation of the technical report on the Consolidated Health Salary structure (CONHESS) Adjustment, Payment Of Peculiar Allowances to health workers under the aegis of The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly Of Health Care Professionals Association (AHPA), Speedy adjustment of retirement age from 60 to 65 among others.
The affiliate Unions involved in the strike are The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated institutions ( SSAUTHRIAL) , The Medical And Health Workers Union Of Nigeria ( MHWUN) ,The Non Academic Staff Union Of Educational and Associated institutes ( NASU) And the national Union Of Allied Health Professionals NUAHP
State health workers with unresolved trade dispute and outstanding demands are also to join.
Health Workers do most jobs in the Hospitals , with this development, the health sector is expected to be in serious crisis if nothing urgent is done to address the issues
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