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Nursing Students Protest Tuition Hike at NAUTH

Students of the College of Nursing Sciences at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), …

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FG, Doctors Without Borders Seek Uninterrupted Humanitarian Operations

The Federal Government on Monday held a high-level meeting with the leadership of Médecins Sans Fron…

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LUTH charges 323 matriculants to excel, serve Nigeria’s health sector

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Friday officially matriculated 323 students for the…

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Gap between budgeted, released health funds taking lives — AMLSN President

The National President of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Dr. C…

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FG Clarifies: Medical Fellowship Not Equivalent to PhD

The Federal Government has clarified that a medical fellowship qualification is not equivalent to a …

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LUTH Launches Nigeria’s First Immunotherapy Clinical Trial for Colorectal Cancer

The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), in collaboration with the MedServe Cancer Center, has…

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Alleged Negligence: MDCN Suspends Three Doctors Over Chimamanda’s Son’s Death

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has suspended three medical doctors over findings o…

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Services Disrupted as UCH Unions Begin Five-Day Strike Over Power Rationing

Healthcare services at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, were yesterday severely disrup…

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Interswitch and Abia State Deploy eClinic to Digitise the State’s Healthcare Delivery

L–R: Babatunde Fadeyi, Vice President, Health Ecosystem (Public Sector), Interswitch, in a handshak…

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Edo NMA Pushes Back Underhand Dealing Claims at UBTH as Management Increases Fees for Services

The Edo State Branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has dismissed allegations circulating …

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Drug-resistant infections surge in Lagos, NIMR scientist warns of post-antibiotic era

Senior Researcher at the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Dr. Emelda Chukwu, has warned…

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Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme (NJFP) 12 Month Paid Fellowship

The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Jubilee Fello…

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Historic Moment: Prof. Faith C. Diorgu Honoured at 2026 WASOT International Conference

Renowned Nigerian midwifery scholar, Faith C. Diorgu, was yesterday officially honoured as a 2026 WA…

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Skin Bleaching Exposes 168 Million Nigerians to Cancer, Liver Failure’

The Nigerian Association of Dermatologists (NAD) has raised the alarm that more than 168 million Nig…

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Lassa Fever Surge Threatens Health Workers

As Nigeria enters the peak of its annual Lassa fever season, a troubling trend has emerged: the viru…

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No Child Died from Measles–Rubella Shot, University of Benin Teaching Hospital Denies ‘Killer Vaccine’ Claims

The management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has dismissed as false and mislea…

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FG Approves Central Placement of Nurse Interns as Partners Boost Nursing, Midwifery Training

The Federal Government has approved the central placement of nurse interns in a move aimed at addres…

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Benue: Four Health Workers Infected as Lassa Fever Cases Rise to 56

At least four frontline health workers in Benue State have been infected with Lassa fever as the num…

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MDCN, UCTH Trade Counterclaims Over Alleged Rejection of 17 House Officers

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and the management of the University of Calabar Tea…

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Government Running Out of Time as Health Workers Threaten a Nationwide Shutdown – What Happens Next Will Shock Nigerians

Nigeria is moving rapidly toward a full collapse of public health services as health workers continu…

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