Tinubu approves 65 years retirement age for doctors, healthcare workers

  President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. The National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association,…

DAILIES TOP STORIES: US-based Nigerians panic over Trump’s mass deportation threat

Sunday 26 January 2025 States set to meet January deadline as Oyo pays N80,000 minimum wage Assembly tackles Obasa as ex-Speaker faults impeachment, denies alleged fraud Inside Lagos motor parks…

Trump gives immigration agents power to raid churches, schools

The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these…

FCT Doctors Commence Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) shut down medical services on Wednesday over unpaid 7 months’ salaries to their colleagues employed in 2023. DailyTrust reporters who visited Kubwa General…

Tinubu approves $20,000 medical allowance, other perks for retiring military chiefs, generals

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new retirement package for service chiefs and generals, including a $20,000 annual medical allowance for foreign treatment, bulletproof SUVs, and domestic staff. According to…

Ondo Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike

The members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH) in Ondo State have embarked on an indefinite strike action following the…

Man lures friend to Kogi burial ground, slits throat

The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a man, Abdulmuqeet Musari, for allegedly luring his 19-year-old friend, Usman Tijani, to a burial ground, robbing him of N200,000, and slitting his…

Abuja Doctors Give Wike Ultimatum, Threatens ‘Deadliest Shutdown’

Resident doctors in Abuja have given the Minister of the FCT Nyesom Wike two weeks to meet their demands, threatening to shut down hospitals if their requests are not granted.…

Nigeria Receives Gavi’s 846,000 Doses Of Malaria Vaccines

Minister Ali Pate (middle) with other government officials on October 17, 2024 in Abuja Nigeria has received the first batch of 846,000 doses of the R21 malaria vaccines, from Gavi,…

FG Plans Zero VAT For Pharmaceuticals

The Federal Government on Wednesday said it has finalised the Executive Order to implement zero Value-Added Tax and excise duties on pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Disclosing this in a…

Resident doctors suspend warning strike

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide warning strike and directed its members to resume work today. The association began a seven-day strike over the abduction…

FG to invoke ‘no work, no pay’ for striking doctors

The Federal Government on Thursday said it will invoke the ‘no work, no pay’ policy on striking resident doctors. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said this in…

BREAKING:: Anambra doctors begin indefinite strike over kidnap of member

The Anambra chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has declared an indefinite strike across all private and public hospitals in the state, following the abduction of Dr. Stephen Ezeh.…

Driver steals employer’s car, gives testimony in church

  The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended 36-year-old robbery suspect, Amos Daniel, who stole his employer’s vehicle on the same day he was hired as a driver. Daniel confessed…

Tinubu signs executive order to introduce zero tax on imported pharmaceutical inputs

  President Bola Tinubu has signed an executive order to introduce zero tariffs, excise duties and value added tax (VAT) on imported pharmaceutical inputs. In a statement on Friday, Muhammad…