FG appoints new CMDs for 11 federal medical centres
The Federal Government has appointed eleven new Chief Medical Directors for the Federal Government established medical hospitals across the country. The appointment which took effect from…
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Ill Health: “I will be back soon’ Akeredolu assures Ondo residents
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has said he is still on medical leave in Germany. Akeredolu, said this in a statement issued on Sunday by…
Meet Nigeria’s Super falcons midfielder who became a medical Doctor at 25
Here is 25 years old Dr. Michelle Alozie. She is a medical doctor and footballer. Michelle is a Nigeria Super falcons midfielder. She made her senior…
FG to implement ‘no work, no pay’ for striking
The Federal Government has ordered the Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in the Federal Tertiary Hospitals to implement the no work, no pay policy because…
Doctors declare indefinite strike over colleague’s death in Lagos
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has directed all the doctors working in the three government hospitals on the Lagos Island to…
Harvest of deaths at National Hospital Abuja
It was cries, tears and woes in National Hospital Abuja on Sunday as many lives were reportedly lost following the sudden and mysterious fire outbreak that…
Be prepared for disease worse than COVID-19 – WHO
The World Health Organisation, WHO, has told the planet to be ready for a disease deadlier than COVID-19. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus gave the…
FG Moves To Replace Striking Doctors With Ad-Hoc Staff
The federal government has threatened to hire ad-hoc doctors with salaries of the striking resident doctors. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the…
Nigeria on Red List, As UK Halts Recruitment for Doctors, Nurses
The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers.…
Nigeria Exempted as WHO Declares Azerbaijan, Tajikistan Malaria-Free
Two European countries, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, have added to 39 other countries declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO). The certification follows a sustained, century-long…