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Health Ministry Replies Embattled NHIS Chief, Says Suspension Order Stands

The Federal Ministry of Health has reacted to the response of the embattled Executive Secretary of…

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I Will Not Obey Your Suspension Order, NHIS Boss Tells Health Minister

The suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Usman Yusuf, has …

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NAPON Decries Shortage of Perioperative Nurses in Nigeria

The National Association of Perioperative Nurses (NAPON) said on Thursday that the dearth of perio…

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FMC Keffi Dismisses 4 Staff Over Theft, Misconduct

The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Federal Medical Center (FMC), Keffi chapt…

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Osinbajo: FG to Release Two-Year National Survey on Drug Use by December

â–ª As NDLEA plans to build standard rehabilitation centre in Abuja   The Acting Presiden…

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Medical Women Plan Big for 40th Anniversary

As the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), clocks 40 this year, the group has come up wit…

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RESEARCH: Excessive Intake Of Soft Drinks Causes Erectile Dysfunction

A new research has shown that excessive intake of soft drinks is one of the leading causes of erec…

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Osinbajo Orders Probe of Suspended NHIS Boss

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has directed Health Minister, Isaac Adewole, to probe the allegati…

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Group Blasts Nigerian Lawmakers Over Resolution to Recall Suspended NHIS Boss

A civil society group, Coalition of Civil Society Against Corruption, has criticised the House of …

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UN Approves Use of Unspent Funds on Haitis Cholera Epidemic

The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution Thursday to transfer unused funds from the peacekeep…

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Malaria Genome Study Reveals Savvy Parasite

The malaria parasite owes its devastating success to a finely tuned genome that can survive attack…

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Panel to FDA: Review Safety of Opioid Painkillers

An expert panel of scientists says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration should review the safety …

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FG Convenes a National Summit on PHC in August

The Federal Government is convening a national summit on Primary Health Care (PHC) in Nigeria in A…

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No Improvement in Newborn Survival in Nigeria—Toyin Saraki

Survival, saying the level of improvement in reducing deaths in newborn babies globally has not pl…

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BASF Unveils New Mosquito Net in Battle Against Malaria

A new mosquito net made by German chemicals company BASF has been given an interim recommendation …

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Pharmacists Extol Virtues of Late Maitama Sule

The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has expressed its condolence over the death of the For…

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Reps Seek Implementation of Common Tariff

The Association of Nigerian Representatives of Overseas Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (NIROPHARM) h…

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Women Doctors Pledge Support for Local Vaccine Production

The Medical women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has said it would assist in the production of the …

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Government Expresses Concern Over Spread of Tuberculosis in Nigeria

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has expressed concern over the rate of tuberculosis (TB) i…

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STUDY: Who Orgasms Most, Least, And Why

More and more studies are shedding light on the "orgasm gap," which refers to how men or…

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