UCH Ibadan is overcrowded and overwhelmed - Chief Medical Director, Jesse Otegbayo cries out

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UCH Ibadan is overcrowded and overwhelmed -  Chief Medical Director, Jesse Otegbayo cries out

The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, has cried out over the influx of patients into the hospital due to the inability of other primary and secondary healthcare facilities to meet up with the required standards.  

The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, made this known while speaking with journalists in Ibadan to begin the celebration of his first 100 days in office.  

Otegbayo said the burden of healthcare delivery needed to be taken away from tertiary hospitals to primary and secondary healthcare facilities so as to allow doctors focus on their area of specialisation.

He said:  ”UCH is oversubscribed and overwhelmed. Most of the state governments have neglected the secondary tier of healthcare such that these hospitals have no accreditation needed to train even the lowest cadre of doctors, which are the house officers.

Low confidence in the quality of care provided by primary and secondary healthcare facilities, have pushed patients to seek general outpatient services from tertiary hospitals.

This has effectively overcrowded the hospital and overburdened our workers. We are calling on state governments to strengthen the general hospitals which form the larger part of the secondary tier of healthcare delivery.”

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Agony as Kogi school teachers receive 20 percent March salary

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Agony as Kogi school teachers receive 20 percent March salary

 

Primary School teachers in Kogi State have been paid yet another 20 percent salary by the state government, through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

We gathered that the payment of the March salary came on the heels of reports on the plights of the teachers, and their counterparts at the local government level.

Recall that while the teachers cried out over nonpayment of salaries at the eve of Sallah celebration, the local government workers who got 25 and 30 percent rejected theirs.

Perhaps, their cry got the response of the government, hence the swift payment of another 20 percent as confirmed by one of the teachers.

“Our bank gave us the opportunity to collect Payday loan before our salary arrives, and I took twenty thousand naira hoping that there would be an improvement, even if it’s 5 percent increase. Yesterday, I got my salary alert in kobo because the bank took their money immediately it entered.

“We are suffering. Majority of us are now hypertensive, yet we cannot even see anything to cover for medication and food. Until God returns smiles on our faces, I am beginning to believe that God decided to punish us for letting us suffer this way,” one of the teachers lamented.

The Kogi State chairman Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Comrade Thomas Ayodele on Saturday confirmed this to newsmen on Saturday.

Comrade Ayodele noted that, “there is slow pace of remittance of local government teacher’s salary to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

“As we speak, only six out of the 21 Local Government teachers have started receiving percentage salary. We equally frowned at this percentage salary as our primary school teachers have continued to face untold hardship in the state”.

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NBC vs DAAR Communications: Heavily armed police, SSS operatives surround AIT premises – Akiotu

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NBC vs DAAR Communications: Heavily armed police, SSS operatives surround AIT premises – Akiotu

 

Heavily armed security men of the Nigeria Police Force and the State Security Service have surrounded the premises of the African Independent Television, AIT.

This was after the station came back on air late Friday.

This was disclosed by the Group Managing Director of DAAR Communications, Tony Akiotu.

Akiolu addressed newsmen shortly after AIT commenced operation, claiming that security forces gathered around the station’s premises.

He decried the development, adding that the action of the NPF and the SSS was an ‘unwarranted threat’ on the broadcast station.

He said that “by 12.30 a.m. Saturday morning, the premises was surrounded, adding that the “heavily fortified security operatives were carrying out surveillance on the premises.”

He said this was “unusual” and the motive “unclear” but the station will not be deterred as “the station is still transmitting signals on its national and global beam.”

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Transfer: Ramon Calderon predicts Hazard’s future at Real Madrid

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Transfer: Ramon Calderon predicts Hazard’s future at Real Madrid

 

Former Real Madrid president, Ramon Calderon, has predicted the future of Eden Hazard at the Bernabeu.

According to him, the former Chelsea star can make a real difference for his new side.

“I think it is fantastic news for Real Madrid,” Calderon was quoted by Express Sports.

“The player is one of those that anyone would like to have on their team – good dribbling, excellent passing and he can play both flanks because he uses the two feet.

“He can play as a winger, attacking midfielder and also a false nine so it’s perfect.

“I think it has been a good opportunity to take advantage of the decision of the player to leave Chelsea.

“This is the real one, the other three [signings] I’m not quite sure but Eden Hazard is really that player that can make the difference in a team and I hope he would be able to play at the same level he has been in the Premier [League].”

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EPL: Manchester United reveals final decision on Nigerian defender

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EPL: Manchester United reveals final decision on Nigerian defender

 

Manchester United have revealed their final decision on American-born Nigerian defender Matthew Olosunde.

The club stated that the player will be departing once his contract expires on June 30, 2019.

The club confirmed this through a statement on their official website.

Olosunde who is eligible to play for Nigeria, joined Manchester United from New York Red Bulls in March 2016.

The player started with the U18 team at Old Trafford before he was promoted to the U23 squad in the 2016-2017 campaign and went on to make 33 appearances across three seasons in the Premier League 2.

He, however, struggled with injuries in his final season at the club.

Olosunde began his career at Princeton Football Club, where he spent seven years before shifting to NYRB.

The club’s statement reads, “At this time of year, players’ contracts are set to expire at all levels within Manchester United as the squads start to take shape in advance of the upcoming 2019/20 season.

“While some will inevitably move on, the Under-23s welcome the older members of the Academy group, who step up to Premier League 2 football. An intake of first-year scholars then replaces them in the Under-18s. Of course, all players named on the actual retained list published by the Premier League remain under contract to the club.

“In terms of the first team, it has already been confirmed that Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia are leaving United after distinguished service in the red shirt. Juan Mata, meanwhile, has been offered a new contract.

“At Under-23s level, the club has taken up the option to extend midfielder Aidan Barlow’s deal. Fresh terms have also been offered to keepers Alex Fojticekand Paul Woolston, plus Italian defender Luca Ercolani.

“Several players who spent time away from the club on loan last term will be seeking deals with new teams as they continue their careers elsewhere.

“Regan Poole helped Newport County reach the League Two play-off final, while Zak Dearnley (Oldham Athletic), Tom Sang(AFC Fylde), Callum Whelan (Port Vale), Matty Willock (Crawley Town) and James Wilson (Aberdeen) also had loans away from Old Trafford.

“Of course, both defender Poole and striker Wilson have represented the United first team.

“Matthew Olosunde, Tyrell Warren, DJ Buffonge, Callum Gribbin, Millen Baars and Josh Bohui have also been released, as has Under-18s goalkeeper James Thompson.

“We would like to wish all the players leaving the club the very best of luck for the future.”

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