Dr. Ayotunde Fasunla, chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association’s (NMA) Oyo State chapter, revealed on Thursday that two doctors in the state died of Lassa fever.

This was stated by Fasunla while briefing journalists in Ibadan, the state capital.
“While we thought COVID-19 had done its worst, we are now dealing with another Lassa fever outbreak,” he said.

“We’re also concerned about other health workers who may have unknowingly come into contact with the disease.”

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“We’ve told them to stay in quarantine and report any symptoms of viral haemorrhagic fever.”

He urged state doctors to treat all febrile illnesses with a high level of suspicion.

“Not only for their own health and safety, but also for the sake of the patients and public health, we have instructed our colleagues to be cautious and vigilant at all times.”

Meanwhile, the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan has issued a warning about a Lassa fever outbreak in the state.

“This is to draw the attention of the entire members of staff to the current outbreak of Lassa fever in the country,” UCH management said in a circular.

“Ondo, Edo, and Bauchi are the most affected states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).”

“A total of 1,992 suspected Lassa fever cases have been reported in 33 states since the beginning of 2022, primarily in Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Benue, Taraba, Ebonyi, Oyo, and Enugu States.”

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“As of the 18th of February 2022, there had been 450 confirmed cases, with 86 deaths.” A total of 30 health-care workers have been impacted.”

Reno Omokri, a socio-political activist, has revealed two methods for ending ritual killings and Advanced Fee Fraud, also known as Yahoo Yahoo in Nigeria.

Ritual killings and Yahoo Yahoo, according to Omokri, will end when parents stop having children they can’t care for.

He believes that social vices will be eradicated once parents stop viewing their children as a form of retirement income.

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In-laws must stop using their daughter’s husband as a source of income, according to an ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan.

“For yahoo and rituals to end in Nigeria, two things must happen,” Omokri wrote in a series of tweets.

“Parents must stop having children as a form of old age pension.”

“In-laws should stop looking at their daughter’s husband as a source of income.”

“Yahoo and rituals will not stop if these two things don’t stop!”

Ritual killings have been on the rise in recent years across the country.

The Federal Government announced plans to launch a national sensitization campaign against money rituals in an effort to combat the vices.

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The government expressed concern about the threat that has claimed the lives of many people, particularly women and girls.

Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, bemoaned the ritual killings committed “by unscrupulous people, most of them young, who are seeking to get rich at any cost.”

Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice President, said yesterday that Nigeria was programmed for greater heights because of its citizens’ resilience and great potential.

He also stated that the federal government recognizes the importance of the private sector in delivering value to the Nigerian economy and is committed to maximizing collaboration opportunities in order to usher the country into a more prosperous new decade.

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The vice president, speaking at the official inauguration of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) Bankers House in Abuja, said Nigeria was poised for great things, not only because “it is a nation of great dreamers and great doers,” but also because of the people’s resilience and potential.

“With the continent’s largest market, a growing demography of ambitious, tech-savvy young people, and accelerating regional integration and connection to new markets, Nigeria has been given an unprecedented opportunity to usher the country into a new decade of sustained prosperity.”

“This is an opportunity that we as a government are fully committed to transforming into lived realities for millions of Nigerians across the country.”

“We have soared and risen above our problems every time Nigeria was expected to sink.” We’ve found joy in the midst of despair and the strength to persevere in the face of the most difficult challenges. “The Nigerian spirit continues to be unfazed and bankable,” he added.

“At this critical juncture, realizing the country’s potential will require the careful choreography of government policies that remove every impediment in the way of those determined to pursue their dreams and build businesses,” he said.

In this regard, Osinbajo emphasized the impact of government policies, such as the work of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) to improve Nigeria’s business environment and economy.

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The vice president stated that the Buhari administration had “aggressively pursued the creation of an environment that allows Nigerian businesses, at every level, to operate without the bottlenecks and drawbacks that have come to characterize their interface with agencies and regulators” over the last six years through PEBEC.

With the launch of PEBEC’s 7th 60-day National Action Plan (NAP 7.0) on the Ease of Doing Business, he added that the government was “building on the progress of these reforms and aggregating lessons from some of the setbacks in their implementation.”

The NAP 7.0, which began on February 7, was scheduled to last until April 7, 2022.

“We will build on our successes in removing regulatory barriers to agro-exports, driving electronic tax filing, and working closely with states to improve their own business environments,” he added.

He also reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to implementing its economic policies in order to improve the lives of Nigerians.

“This largely informs the zeal with which we are implementing our new National Development Plan, 2021-2025,” he says, “a medium-term agenda that seeks, among other things, to generate 21 million full-time jobs and lift 35 million people out of poverty by 2025.”

“The plan commits the government, at all levels, to an investment of about N49.7 trillion, and envisages private sector investment of N298 trillion, making a total of N348 trillion,” the vice president said, emphasizing the importance of “a conscious reliance on private enterprise and initiative” in the plan’s successful implementation.

“A range of fiscal, monetary, and trade measures, including more intentionally promoting productivity and value addition, are expected to support the plan’s implementation,” he added.

In addition, despite “several years of some of the most severe macroeconomic challenges – including the 2008 financial crisis, the oil crises that followed, and an unexpected pandemic, the Nigerian banking industry, owing largely to your outstanding professionalism, has continued to show incredible resilience and growth, contributing about N34.6 trillion to the Nigerian economy,” the vice president stated.

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“In 2021 African tech startups raised over $4 billion in funding, with over 564 startups across the continent solving critical problems in almost every sector,” Osinbajo said, referring to the rise of Nigerian unicorns in recent years. Nigeria accounted for 35% of the total. Nigeria now has six unicorns, or tech companies with a market capitalization of more than one billion dollars. They all started after 2015 and grew in the midst of two recessions.”

Farah Dagogo, the Member of Parliament for Rivers State’s Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency, has stated that he has no regrets voting for the autonomy of Local Government Councils, the Judiciary, and State Houses of Assembly.

According to the lawmaker, autonomy is a way to bring governance closer to the people, and any lawmaker with a good conscience should have no reason to vote against it.

Citizens have been yearning for good governance, he said, and financial autonomy provided an opportunity to deepen governance at the State and Local Government Council, bringing governance to the grassroots.

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“Nigerians’ desire for ‘participatory and reflective government,’ financial autonomy for the judiciary, state legislatures, and the third tier of government will usher in a new era for all arms and organs of government to be truly’responsive and responsible to the people,” the lawmaker said.

The lawmaker also expressed disappointment that bills supporting women’s participation in politics were defeated, advising women to get involved in politics by adopting the radical feminism theory.

He stated that he voted in favor of bills dealing with women, which, unfortunately, did not see the light of day on the House of Representatives floor.

“At the end of the marathon meeting, the majority of us were of the conviction that voting in favor of approval for financial autonomy for Local Governments is akin to grassroots governance,” said Hon. Farah.

“And that is the position for which I voted.” We won’t be in government forever, but we can leave far-reaching legacies by doing the right thing.

“We are convinced that these financial autonomy provisions for the judiciary, state legislatures, and the third tier of government will usher in and engender a new era in which all arms and organs of government are truly responsive and accountable to the people.” I also voted on that line after listening to my constituents.”

“I have satisfied my conscience and that of major stakeholders in Rivers State, including my constituents,” he said of the female genders bill. Women, in my opinion, should be given more leadership roles.

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“I voted in support of women’s gender rights, but it didn’t go over well. Similarly, I disagree with the push to set aside a specific percentage for our women. It’s degrading to me; women have the numbers; they can do better than allowing others to diminish their worth and competence.”

Onofiok Luke, the former speaker of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, has decried the state’s widening gap between the rich and the poor.

He identified existing gaps as a source of mistrust and discord between the state’s political elites and its poor masses.

In a statement signed by Uduak Ikafia, Luke, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, revealed this.

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He did admit, however, that the threat cannot be addressed automatically, emphasizing the importance of effective and people-oriented leaders in building on the foundation laid by the state’s founding fathers and previous leaders.

“The widening gap between the privileged few and the underprivileged majority is disheartening,” he says, “despite their faith, trust, and commitment to building the state of their dreams.”