EKITI DISMISSES EKSUTH DOCTOR ACCUSED OF UNLAWFULLY TAKING OUT PATIENT’S KIDNEY
BY ALICE IDOWU The Ekiti State Government has sacked a surgeon, who was accused of removing the kidney of a patient without their prior consent...
47.1 MILLION NIGERIANS NO LONGER NEED TREATMENT FOR ELEPHANTIASIS, RIVER BLINDNESS – FG
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government has announced that 47.1 million Nigerians no longer require treatment for Lymphatic Filariasis (elephantiasis) and Onchocerciasis (river blindness),...
UK FACES ‘SUPER FLU’ SURGE AS STARMER SLAMS DOCTORS’ PLANNED CHRISTMAS STRIKE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United Kingdom is grappling with what health officials have described as an “unprecedented wave of super flu,” raising concerns about...
LAGOS INTRODUCES NEW HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS FOR DIASPORA COMMUNITY
BY FATIMA MUFTAU During a media meeting on Tuesday at LASHMA’s 2025 fourth Quarter Media Parley in Alausa, stakeholders praised the move as a smart...
LAGOS LAUNCHES NIGERIA’S FIRST TELE-VETERINARY CALL CENTRE
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Systems, has launched TELE-VET, Nigeria’s first Tele-Veterinary Call Centre, marking a groundbreaking milestone set...
ZAMFARA CONTAINS CHOLERA OUTBREAK, RECORDS 192 DEATHS
The Zamfara State Government has successfully contained the recent cholera outbreak that affected multiple communities across all 14 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state....
WORLD AIDS DAY 2025: WHO WARNS OF RISING OF INFECTIONS
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has warned that the global fight against AIDS is now in a risky stage. Because of less money, broken healthcare...
UCH RESIDENT DOCTORS RESUME WORK AFTER MONTH LONG STRIKE
Resident doctors at the University College Hospital in Ibadan have returned to work after a nationwide strike that lasted a month. The News Agency of...
FCT DOCTORS SUSPENDS INDEFINITE STRIKE
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration has ended its indefinite strike after 30 days of protest. Dr....
BREAKING: RESIDENT DOCTORS SUSPEND 29-DAY STRIKE, WARN OF RESUMPTION IF DEMANDS NOT MET
By: Sefiu Ajape The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike after 29 days of industrial action. The strike, which began...