JUST IN ! NAFDAC Workers Commence Strike
Health workers at the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday, embarked on a seven-day warning strike. The workers are members of the Medical…
NAFDAC Intercepts Truck Conveying Banned Medicines, Vaccines in Delta
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has impounded a truck loaded with banned and unregistered medicines and vaccines in Asaba, the Delta State capital.…
INSECURITY: Nurses in Ogun Declare Strike Until ‘Safety is Guaranteed’
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ogun council, in a statement on Tuesday, says it would no longer offer its services until the security of its members…
RAMADAN: WHO Warns Of Possible Surge in COVID-19 Cases
Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month would begin on Tuesday in many Arab countries, as the holy month comes amid restrictions for the second year due to the coronavirus pandemic.…
Kogi Govt begins COVID-19 Vaccination
Kogi State on Wednesday inaugurated vaccination against COVID-19 in Lokoja. The first set of recipients of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines were health workers and frontline essential non-health workers. The state took…
Nigerian Doctors Suspend Strike
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its strike which commenced on April 1. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, President of the association, confirmed this on Saturday. He said the suspension…
Medical Trip: Buhari only went to London for Second Opinion – Ngige ▪Why Buhari has right to jet out to London for Treatment in London ▪ Says Doctors shouldn’t go on Strike by their Hippocratic Oath
Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige said on Friday that President Muhammadu Buhari’s has the right to seek medical treatment in London. He said Buhari’s current medical trip to…
FG, Striking Doctors Sign Fresh Agreement
The Federal Government on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Action (MoA) with striking Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to end the action. The MoA was the second in…
Doctors Unmoved by Payment of Arrears as Strike Continues • Ngige, Ehanire says: End Strike Action
Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Chris Ngige and his Health counterpart Dr. Osagie Ehanire failed on Wednesday to get striking doctors back to work with the payment of their outstanding…
INCREDIBLE: UCH Delivers First IVF Triplets
The University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan took delivery of triplets of the first In Vitro Fertilization carried out in the hospital. The 45-minute procedure for the delivery commenced at…