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COVID-19 Response: FG Receives Second Batch Medical Supplies Of UN Basket Fund

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has joined other stakeholders to receive 2nd Batch Medica…

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Ekiti Monarchs Plead With Striking Doctors To End 4 Months Old Strike

Traditional Rulers in Ekiti state on Friday appealed to striking doctors in the state to suspend the…

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COVID-19 Claims Doctor In Cross River

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State branch has lost a member to COVID-19 with n…

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COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Available In 6 Months — NCDC

Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, …

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NMA Seeks Special Vehicle Number Plates For Doctors

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Anambra branch, on Thursday urged the Federal Road Safety Cor…

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Health Workers Suspend Strike Action In Akwa Ibom

Akwa Ibom Health Workers suspend strike action, tells members to resume duty. Joint Health Sector Un…

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FG Pays N15.8bn Doctors’ Hazard Allowances - Ngige

The Federal Government has so far spent N15.8 billion on hazard allowances in its teaching hospitals…

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Abuja Leads With 96 New COVID-19 Cases, As Nigeria Records 481

Nigeria, Thursday, recorded fresh 481 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 5 deaths. Meanwhile, the Fede…

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Health Workers Call For More Testing Laboratories, Isolation Centres In FCT

The National President, the Nigerian Union of Allied health Professionals (NUAHP), Dr. Obinna Ogbonn…

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Flying Doctors Reaffirm Investment Potential in Nigerian Health Sector

The Flying Doctors Healthcare Investment Company (FDHIC) has reaffirmed the huge investment potentia…

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Ekiti Begins Health Insurance Scheme, Renovation Of Phcs

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has inaugurated the state health insurance scheme to ens…

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WHO Fears Increased COVID 19 Infections As Muslims Celebrate Sallah

“As we approach the Eid Al-Adha feast, there is also increased risk of transmission as a result of s…

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PCN Inaugurates Disciplinary Panel, Warns Against Compromise

The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria has inaugurated a seven-member investigative panel to check an…

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No Herbal Medicine Has Been Approved For COVID-19 - NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has insisted that it is yet to appr…

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Hepatitis Kills More People Than COVID-19, Says Commission

No fewer than 21 million Nigerians living with viral hepatitis do not know they are infected, and th…

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Why FG May Not Be Able To Meet Resident Doctors’ Demands

Reasons have emerged why the Federal Government may not be able to meet the demands of doctors under…

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Why We Can’t Meet Striking Doctors’ Demands, By Ekiti Government

The Ekiti State government has said that it cannot meet the demands of its striking doctors due to t…

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 404 New Cases, Total Infections Now 42,208

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 404 new COVID-19 cases in the country, as tot…

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States Are Running Out Of Doctors And Nurses As COVID-19 Surges

It’s not just beds and medical supplies—hospitals in multiple states are running low on doctors and …

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Nurses Fume As Ondo State University Of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Fails To Pay Three Months Salary Arrears

Nurses at the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital have berated the managemen…

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