NAMDA THREATENS STRIKE, GIVES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THREE WEEKS TO ACT
By:Tajudeen Aminat The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has given the Federal Government a three-week extension to conclude negotiations over its outstanding...
SANWO-OLU: LAGOS NEEDS 40,000 MORE DOCTORS TO MEET HEALTHCARE DEMAND
By:Tajudeen Aminat Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has disclosed that the state is facing a shortage of about 40,000 doctors and another 40,000 nurses, warning...
SANWO-OLU UNVEILS NEW LAGOS HEALTHCARE BLUEPRINT, TARGETS WIDER ACCESS AT 2ND EKO HEALTH CONVENTION
By ‘Sefiu Ajape, ‘Balogun Ibrahim Lagos Needs 40,000 Doctors, Currently Has 7,000 Ilera Eko Enrollment Hits 1.5 Million Malaria Prevalence In Lagos Drops To 2%...
POLICE RAISE ALARM OVER ILLICIT DRUGS PACKAGED TO ATTRACT CHILDREN(VIDEO)
By:Tajudeen Aminat Inspector Peter Emmanuel explained how dangerous drugs are increasingly being packaged to appeal to and target children. "Colos is a laboratory-produced synthetic drug....
JIGAWA APPROVES STATE NUTRITION COMMITTEE TO TACKLE MALNUTRITION
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The Jigawa State Executive Council has approved the establishment of a State Standing Committee on Nutrition as part of efforts to strengthen...
FIRE SERVICE INTRODUCES MEDICAL SCHEME, INCREASES INTEREST-FREE LOAN TO ₦500,000 FOR PERSONNEL
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Olumode Adeyemi, has unveiled a new Medical Intervention Scheme and increased the Service's interest-free loan...
AKOD PARTNERS WORLD BANK MALARIA PROJECT TO ELIMINATE MALARIA IN IKEJA
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Executive Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Comrade Akeem Olalekan Dauda (AKOD), has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to partnering with the National...
FG TO BEGIN TRAINING MILITARY DOCTORS, NURSES WITH NEW ARMED FORCES MEDICAL COLLEGE
By; Sunmola Ganiyat The Federal Government has announced plans to begin training doctors, nurses and other specialised healthcare professionals exclusively for the Nigerian Armed Forces,...
OGUN HAS ONLY 1,200 DOCTORS FOR NINE MILLION RESIDENTS, NMA RAISES ALARM
By; Aina Daniel The Nigerian Medical Association, Ogun State chapter, has expressed concern over the acute shortage of medical doctors in the state, revealing that...
GHANA’S TALLEST MAN, SULEMANA ABDUL SAMED, DIES AT 33
Agency Report Ghana is mourning the death of Sulemana Abdul Samed, widely regarded as the country’s tallest man, who died on Monday at the age...