The Federal Government has said the National Association of Resident Doctors has lost all moral and legal grounds to continue its seven-day-old strike, urging them to call off the action. In a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that all residents in the nooks and crannies of the State have access to qualitative and affordable healthcare services. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who…
Kogi began vaccination against COVID-19 on Wednesday in Lokoja. First set of recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were health workers and frontline essential non-health workers. Newsmen reports that Kogi took delivery of 16, 900 doses of the vaccine on Monday.…
By Ayo Fadimu The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians that the US has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitisers, manufactured in neighbouring Mexico, on its watchlist. The information is contained in a public…
The Federal Government has received 100,000 doses of Covishield vaccines from India. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, confirmed this on Tuesday at the national briefing…
Youth leaders and civil society groups in Nigeria have urged the government to invest in equity-enhancing strategies to restore crumbling services for women, newborns, children and adolescents. The Executive Director of the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), Dr Aminu Magashi,…
A healthcare provider, Mr Ezekiel Eseagwu, has called for more private sector involvement in the nation’s health care system to enhance accessibility and affordability among Nigerians. Eseagwu, Executive Director of Medicard Health Management, gave the advice in an interview with…
University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) says it offers skeletal services to patients despite the indefinite strike embarked upon by National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), nationwide. The Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Mr Joshua Uwaila, said this in…
University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) says it offers skeletal services to patients despite the indefinite strike embarked upon by National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), nationwide. The Public Relations Officer of the hospital, Mr Joshua Uwaila, said this in…
Dr Enema Amodu, the Chairman of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), FCT chapter, on Sunday, pleaded with Federal Government to respond to the needs of health workers in the country. He made the plea at a news conference in Abuja in…
