Muhammadu Sanusi II, former Emir of Kano, says Nigeria has to prioritise its health and education sectors. Sanusi spoke on Wednesday, at ‘The August Event 2022’, organised by the Moses Adekoyejo Majekodunmi Foundation (MAMF) in collaboration with St Nicholas Hospital in Lagos state. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 over the government’s […]
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says there are actually enough medical doctors in the country but that the Federal Government is working toward replacing any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country. Ehanire made the assertion on Tuesday in Abuja during a media conference. He also said there was no embargo […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Sunday shifted its decision on the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government by two weeks. NARD reached this decision during the scheduled extraordinary National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, which lasted Saturday night. In a communique dated […]
THE legal action instituted by Lagos-based Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong against the State Chief Judge, Justice Ekaette Obot, has been described as ill-motivated by the aides of governor Udom Emmanuel. Effiong had on Monday filed a fundamental human rights suit at the Federal High Court Uyo, with number FHC/Uy/FHR/170/2022, over the refusal of the CJ […]
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) says the nation’s skyrocketing brain drain wave may culminate in the country resorting to hiring medical doctors to treat local patients in the future. The NMA also warned that if urgent steps were not taken to fix the deteriorating situation, it may lead to total collapse of the health […]
Aareonakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams has warned that high spate of insecurity and dwindling economy are setting Nigeria up for a dangerous tailspin. Adams stated this at the weekend while speaking with Journalists in Osogbo, after the attending the 2022 edition of Osun Osogbo international festival. He said the spiraling inflation, rising […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors have given the Federal Government two weeks to implement agreements concerning their welfare or face industrial disharmony. The association gave the the ultimatum after their National Executive Council meeting which held in Lafia, Nasarawa. In a communique signed by NARD President, Dr Dare Godiya Ishaya, the doctors said […]
A photo released by the Lagos State government shows Dr Olusegun Ogboye and others at the unveiling of Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications on June 28, 2022. The Lagos State government says its Ministry of Health has developed a set of policies on safe termination of pregnancy. Tagged […]
The Igbo Youth Council, IYC, has again waded into the raging controversy over the detention of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice. It was reported that the couple are being held in the UK for charges bothering on alleged organ harvesting. The group had earlier pleaded for caution and an […]
Figures obtained on Monday from the Nigeria Electricity System Operator, an arm of the Federal Government’s power transmission company, showed that the national electricity grid actually crashed from a peak of 3,703 megawatts to as low as 9MW on Sunday. Nigeria witnessed widespread blackout on Sunday after the national grid collapsed around 6.49pm, before […]
