adminBREAKING: Soldiers surround venue of FG, Organised Labour meeting
Soldiers are currently surrounding the venue of the meeting between the Organised Labour and Federal Government, Vanguard I’d reporting. A source from the Labour disclosed this to Vanguard on…
Lagos court convicts cosmetic surgeon, Adepoju over client’s death
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has convicted a medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services Ltd., Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, who conducted a failed plastic surgery that…
UCH threatens doctors over planned night-duty boycott
The management of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Wednesday, warned its workers, including doctors, against shunning night duties, stressing that “whoever fails to report at his…
Edo 2024: Shuaibu’s name missing as Ighodalo, Akpata, Okpebholo, others make INEC list
The name of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was missing as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, displayed the list of candidates of the 17 political parties…
US surgeons transplant pig kidney into patient
A groundbreaking medical procedure took place in Boston, where surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man who needed a transplant, the New…
Over 42,000 Nurses Left Nigeria In 3 Years – FG
Faruk Abubakar, Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, has said that over 42,000 nurses left the country in the past three years. Abubakar expressed worry about…
Two in police net over possession of 70 cartons of expired drugs
Officers from the Okokomaiko Division of the Lagos State Police Command, on Saturday evening, intercepted a Volkswagen LT bus loaded with seventy cartons of expired drugs and arrested two…
Nine children injured as explosion rocks Kaduna community
At least nine children have been seriously injured in an explosion in Kidandan, Giwa LGA of Kaduna state. The explosion occurred on Saturday afternoon. Mansir Hassan, police spokesperson in…
Supreme Court judgment: Police arrest 38 protesters in Lafia
The Police Command in Nasarawa says it has arrested 38 protesters in Lafia for alleged public disturbance over the recent Supreme Court judgment which upheld the election of Gov.…
NAFDAC says report of “nearly all Paracetamol Tablets in Nigeria are Possibly Under Dosed”, misleading
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) has said it’s aware of a recent story presently being circulated on social media alleging that nearly all paracetamol tablets…
Nigerian doctors stopped from shunning patients during strike
The Medical and Dental Council Of Nigeria has warned doctors against denying patients access to health care services during strike actions. The PUNCH reports that the MDCN is the…
NMA threatens strike, gives FG ultimatum for implementation of salary review
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the federal government to implement the upward review of the consolidated medical salary structure or risk industrial action in the health…
We’re Working To Capture 280,867 HIV People Not On Treatment – FG
The federal government said it is working in collaboration with stakeholders and partners to bring into the treatment window 270,000 people living with HIV. The Coordinator, National AIDS/STIs and…
FG Sets 11 Inmates Free In Enugu
Eleven inmates of the Enugu Correctional Centre have been released under the federal government prison decongestion programme. The eleven inmates were drawn from the Enugu, Nsukka as well as…
Enugu NMA Threatens Strike Over Abduction Of 10 Doctors
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Enugu State chapter, has threatened to down tool if the state government and security agencies fail to address the rising trend of kidnapping of…
