Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician from Lassa fever shortly after returning from a trip to the United Kingdom. In a statement signed by its Director General, Dr. Jide Idris, the NCDC revealed that the doctor, who had travelled abroad…
[ad_1] Experts in the health sector under the aegis of the Healthcare Transformation Coalition (HTC) have advised the in-coming administration on ways to prioritise healthcare, and ensure quality service delivery for Nigerians. The coalition in a communique issued after its symposium yesterday in Abuja, said addressing Nigeria’s health challenges required a social contract based on a relationship between the citizens and the state. The…
[ad_1] The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government for the implementation of all its demands. Resident doctors embarked on a five-day warning strike in May due to the federal government’s refusal to meet the association’s demands. Some of the demands include massive recruitment of clinical staff…
The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi, has warned the public about a fraudulent contract scheme involving individuals impersonating its Chief Medical Director (CMD), Professor Yusuf Bara Jibrin. In a statement on Friday, the hospital’s Head of Public Relations, Usman Koli, said scammers were falsely claiming that the CMD was awarding contracts for…
[ad_1] (Xinhua) 15:39, September 09, 2023 HOHHOT, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — The death toll of a Thursday gas spurt incident in the city of Ordos, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has climbed to 10, according to a local press briefing on Friday. Three other workers who were injured have been stabilized and are now…
Jumoke Olasunkanmi The executive members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has risen from its emergency meeting on tomorrow’s scheduled nationwide strike. It will meet government representatives shortly before the outcome of the meeting will be made public. The NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) were scheduled to lead workers in a strike tomorrow in…
[ad_1] From Scholastica Onyeka, Makurdi Ahead of the 2023 general elections, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Benue state, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has unveiled his manifesto. Presenting the manifesto christened, “Strategic Development Plan for Greater Benue,” to journalists in his Makurdi residence on Sunday, Alia said he has taken deliberate steps…
[ad_1] Opeyemi Adefemi The medical director, Genius Touch Health Care Group, Dr. Oyetola Samuel Omomurewa, discusses the causes, symptoms and treatment of bacterial vaginosis in this interview with OPEYEMI ADEFEMI What is bacteria vaginosis? Bacteria vaginosis is a bacterial infection that is common among women of childbearing age. It occurs when there is an imbalance in…
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) urged the Federal Government (FG) to restart anchor Anchor Borrowers Program (ABP) to solve rice inflation. This was affirmed by Mrs Nnenna Ejim, the vice president RIFAN in Abuja on Saturday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Ejim explicitly stated that the current inflation…
Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka expressed disappointment with President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address, saying it failed to address the attacks on #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. In a statement on Sunday, Soyinka highlighted the concerning deterioration of the state’s management of protests and the resulting cycle of resentment and reprisals. Soyinka emphasized the use of…
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