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Doctors, Nurses Keep Leaving Nigeria Under Buhari’s Administration – Health Minister Laments

Medical doctors
The Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, has bemoaned the exodus of medical doctors, nurses and other health professionals from the country, adding that it was one of the greatest challenges facing the Nigerian health sector. The minister stated this on Monday, adding that the Federal Government was working to address the brain drain in the country, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The greatest challenge facing the sector presently is the doctors and nurses leaving the country, but I want to rather encourage them to stay back, seeing the effort the government is putting, the minister said. Ekumankama,Read More

Doctors, FG Resolve To End Strike Soon

Medical doctors
To report terms of agreement to court on Friday Striking doctors and the federal government have resolved to settle all issues surrounding the six weeks industrial action that has crippledRead More

UNICEF, Monarchs, Others Declare War On Female Genital Mutilation In Ekiti

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in partnership with the Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers and other critical stakeholders have urged Governor Kayode Fayemi to ensure diligent prosecution andRead More

Nigeria Records 3 Deaths, 466 New COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says three people died as a result of COVID-19 complications, while 466 news cases was recorded on Friday. The NCDC confirmed this inRead More

Shutdown Of Health Sector Looms As JOHESU Issues Strike Notice

Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU)
A total shutdown of Nigeria’s health sector is imminent as the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association (AHPA) has threatened to commence an indefinite strikeRead More

Nigeria Can’t Afford One Doctor To 600 Patients Ratio, FG Tells UN, WHO

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige
The federal government at the weekend disclosed that Nigeria was unlikely to meet the recommendation of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) ratio of one doctor toRead More

NNPC-Chevron Venture Donates 186 Equipment To Ijaw, Itsekiri Cottage Hospitals

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture (CNL)
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Chevron Nigeria Ltd Joint Venture (CNL) has donated an assortment of hospital equipment and pharmaceutical products to two cottage hospitals at Egbema-Gbaramatu KingdomRead More

Court Stops Obaseki From Enforcing Compulsory COVID-19 Vaccine Directive

Law court
A Federal High Court in Rivers State has granted an order restraining Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and Edo government from enforcing a directive that all residents who have notRead More

COVID-19: Nigeria’s Infection Rate Hits 199,333, Says NCDC

COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said the country now has 199,333 COVID-19 infections as at Friday, August 27 across all the 36 states of the federation andRead More

NAFDAC Raises Alarm Over Use of Poisonous Chemicals For Food Preservation

National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has alerted members of the public that some vendors in the countryRead More

COVID-19: Nigeria Records Eight Deaths, 565 New Cases

COVID-19
Nigeria on Monday recorded 565 new COVID-19 cases and eight deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The NCDC stated on Tuesday that this brings the totalRead More