Pascal Arogorn Ibe
- Medical
- April 10, 2021
- 374 views
Resident doctors suspend strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its strike which commenced on April 1. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, president of the association, confirmed the development to TheCable on Saturday. The…
- Medical
- April 9, 2021
- 344 views
Resident Doctors Will Account For Any Death During Strike – Senate Committee
Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe, on Thursday, appealed to the striking resident doctors to return to work, saying “any single soul that dies as a result of…
- Medical , Politics
- April 8, 2021
- 444 views
Matawalle: Protests against Buhari’s medical vacation in London an attack on the north
Bello Matawalle, governor of Zamfara state, has described the protests against the medical vacation of President Muhammadu Buhari in London, UK, as an attack on the north. In March, the…
- Medical
- April 8, 2021
- 353 views
Strike continues, say doctors after NEC meeting
The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has vowed to continue its ongoing strike until the federal and state governments concede to its demands. NARD made its position known in a…
- Medical
- April 8, 2021
- 301 views
German Mayor Suspended For Skipping COVID-19 Vaccine Queue
A German mayor was suspended by his own city council after it emerged he had received a coronavirus vaccination in January, despite not being in a priority group. An overwhelming…
- Medical
- April 8, 2021
- 369 views
EXTRA: I’m taking a short rest in London, says Buhar
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), says he is currently taking “a short rest” in London, United Kingdom. According to a statement on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant…
- Medical
- April 7, 2021
- 351 views
Striking doctors receive N5,000 hazard allowance but senators get N1.2m for newspapers
Did you know? A Nigerian doctor gets N5,000 as monthly hazard allowance while senators are paid 248 times higher (N1.24 million) to buy newspapers monthly. On April 1, members of…
- Medical
- April 7, 2021
- 411 views
Wailing won’t stop Buhari from medical trips, says FG
Presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, has said the right of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to see his personal doctors cannot be taken away. This is as criticisms continue…
- Medical
- April 6, 2021
- 349 views
Nigeria Takes Delivery Of 100,000 More AstraZeneca Vaccines From India
The Federal Government on Tuesday said an additional 100,000 doses of the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine has been received from India. Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha made…
- Medical
- April 4, 2021
- 379 views
Govt agencies sending us threat messages to end strike – Resident doctors
The National Association of Resident Doctors has raised the alarm that it is being threatened by some government agencies to call off its ongoing strike. This comes four days into…
- Medical
- April 4, 2021
- 386 views
COVID-19: FG directs states to halt vaccination halfway
The Federal Government has asked all the states administering the COVID-19 vaccine to stop the exercise the moment they use half of the doses allocated to them. Sunday PUNCH, through…
- Medical
- April 2, 2021
- 410 views
If Doctors Refuse To Resume, We Will Implement ‘No Work, No Pay’ – Ngige
The Federal Government will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work. This is according to the…
- Medical
- April 1, 2021
- 411 views
Kaduna Resident: I Vomited Blood After Receiving COVID Vaccine
A resident of Kaduna State identified as Hanatu Tanko has narrated how she bled from the nose and vomited blood after receiving COVID-19 vaccine. In a video trending online, the…
- Medical
- April 1, 2021
- 347 views
Nigerian resident doctors commence strike despite meeting with govt delegation
Despite meeting with a federal government delegation to resolve pending issues, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) commenced an indefinite strike on Thursday. “We commence strike 8 a.m. today…
- Medical
- March 30, 2021
- 361 views
Buhari’s London medical trip started before he became president –Garba Shehu
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, has said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), began his yearly medical trip to London even before he came into office as Nigeria’s president in…
