RESIDENT DOCTORS GIVE FG 21-DAYS ULTIMATUM TO CLEAR UNPAID ALLOWANCE, SALARY ARREARS
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the federal government 21 days to address unpaid allowances, salary delays, slow payments...
TINUBU APPROVES N10 BILLION FOR EMERGENCY, ESTABLISHES TASK FORCE FOR EBOLA
President Bola Tinubu has agreed to create a special group of officials focused on preparing for the Ebola Virus Disease and other new public health...
3000 COUPLES BEGIN MEDICAL SCREENING IN KANO AHEAD OF MASS WEDDING
The Kano State Hisbah Board has finished setting up the medical checks for at least 3,000 couples who are planning to take part in the...
NCDC DISMISSES REPORTS OF EBOLA OUTBREAK IN NIGERIA
By: Muftau Fatimo The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has debunked reports circulating online and offline alleging the presence of confirmed Ebola Virus...
GERMAN HOSPITAL DISCHARGES US CITIZEN CURED OF EBOLA
Agency Report A US man who caught Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged from a German hospital on Saturday after recovering from...
EPIDEMIOLOGISTS CALL FOR ROBUST HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
By: Balogun Ibrahim Public health experts, epidemiologists, researchers, policymakers, and development partners have called for stronger disease surveillance systems to improve Nigeria’s ability to detect...
PCN CRACKS DOWN ON ILLEGAL DRUG PRACTICES, SEALS 572 PREMISES IN PLATEAU
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 572 pharmacies and patent medicine stores across Plateau State for various regulatory breaches,...
FUTA TEACHING HOSPITAL ACTIVATES CONTINGENCY MEASURES AMID STRIKE
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Management of the Federal University of Technology, Akure Teaching Hospital in Ondo State has condemned the ongoing industrial action embarked upon...
NIGER ABSORBS 396 UNICEF/GAVI-SUPPORTED HEALTH WORKERS INTO CIVIL SERVICE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Niger State Government has absorbed 396 health workers previously engaged under a UNICEF and GAVI-supported healthcare programme into the state...
ACADEMY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES RAISES ALARM OVER RISING LASSA FEVER DEATHS, URGES URGENT ACTION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Academy of Medical Sciences Nigeria has called for immediate and coordinated national action following a sharp increase in Lassa fever...