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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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#ICN: Nurses Must Be Prioritised Once COVID-19 Vaccine Available

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is calling on governments to acknowledge the essential rol…

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ICN Launches New Report On COVID-19 Pandemic And International Supply & Mobility Of Nurses

The International Council of Nurses’ (ICN) new report COVID-19 and the International Supply of Nurse…

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COVID-19: Experts Lament Neglect Of Other Health Issues

The experts who spoke at a media roundtable in Asaba said the focus by government to combat COVID-19…

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Nigeria Starts Emergency Operations As COVID-19 Cases Surge Past 42,000

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has recorded 404 new COVID-19 cases in the country, as total infe…

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Lagos Isn’t Paying COVID-19 Hazard, Inducement Allowances, Doctors Counter NARD

President, Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja chapter,…

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