[ad_1] The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said a new global maternal mortality report showed that 82,000 women in Nigeria die from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications every year. The UNICEF Nigeria Chief of Health, Eduardo Celades stated this Friday in Lagos during a media dialogue on COVID-19 and routine immunisation organised by UNICEF Nigeria…
[ad_1] Abubakar Musa, a 21-year-old victim of polio in Jos, the Plateau State capital, is seeking support from Nigerians to enable him obtain a wheelchair to aid his movements, Daily Trust Saturday reports. Our correspondent recently ran into Musa who was seen crawling for over 500 meters from Anglo Jos to Miango Junction where he…
By Gom Mirian The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has called for the immediate appointment of a substantive Chief Medical Director (CMD) for the National Hospital Abuja. Dr. Charles Ugwulanyi, the chairman, of NMA-FCT, made the call at a conference in Abuja on Friday. He noted…
By Gom Mirian The Minister of Defence Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd.) has challenged the new management of the Defence Space Administration (DSA) to raise the bar of technological advancement to tackle national insecurity. He also stressed the need for DSA to deploy new technology to unlock space resources and satellites…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) FCT Chapter has demanded unreserved public apology from the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) over alleged bullying of one of its members. The NMA-FCT chairman, Dr. Charles Ugwuanyi made the demand during a press briefing to express NMA displeasure over…
By Kazeem Akolawole Osun State, through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and with support from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), launched its HIV Treatment Surge initiative. Speaking at the launch event, U.S. CDC Country Director Mary Boyd emphasized that Surge efforts in health facilities…
By Kazeem Akolawole Humility can achieve better results in diplomacy when applied to the implementation of Nigeria’s foreign abroad, the Federal Government has said. Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama said this in his welcome remarks at the launch of the book, ‘Humility in Diplomacy’ authored by the Chief of Protocol, Ministry…
By Juliet Jacob The Ondo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday said it had seized 228 kilogram of cannabis sativa also known as indian hemp or marijuana in Ondo State, and arrested one as suspect. The suspect, Ayodele Osuya, was arrested with the cannabis by the men…
By Juliet Jacob The Debt Management Office, DMO, on Thursday revealed that Nigeria’s total public debt stock increased to N46.25tn or $103.11bn in the fourth quarter of 2022. The latest figure has made members of the organised private sector and economists to predict tougher days ahead for Nigerians and firms. The national debt…
[ad_1] The Nigerian Medical Association, FCT Chapter, has enjoined the federal government to appoint a substantive Chief Medical Director for the National Hospital Abuja. Dr Charles Ugwuanyi, Chairman NMA-FCT, at a news briefing in Abuja yesterday, said appointment of a substantive CMD would streamline developmental trends and high standards of medical service delivery for patients….
