Medical doctors have raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening brain drain. They warned that the continued migration of doctors could cripple the country’s health system, reports Vanguard. Speaking during the formal investiture of the Prof. Anthony Ikefuna as the 24th President of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, (NPM...
The League of Imams and Alfas in Ogun State has expressed concern over a strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), saying the industrial dispute often disrupts academic sessions and weakens the quality of education. In a statement today, the secretary general of the body, Imam Tajudeen Adewunmi, urged the ...
As Nigeria marked the 2025 edition of International Workers’ Day, medical doctors in Lagos raised an alarm over the worsening crisis in the nation’s health sector, demanding urgent and comprehensive reforms to address what they described as “a collapsing system losing its best minds daily.” In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Lagos [&...
Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) of teaching hospitals across Nigeria have raised concerns over the increasing brain drain in the health sector, as medical professionals continue to leave the country in search of better opportunities abroad. The CMDs voiced their concerns during a budget defense session before the House of Representatives Commit...
The National Hospital in Abuja has lamented that the brain drain plaguing the health sector has reduced its workforce from 3,000 to 2,500. This is in spite of its 25 years of medical breakthroughs and significant staff expansion, reports NAN. Prof. Muhammad Raji, Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, discussed these challenges in an...
•Dr. Uche Nworah A renowned media and communication expert, Dr. Uche Nworah, who once held a key role at Glo, one of Nigeria’s leading telecom companies, has in this interview called on the federal government to declare a state of emergency in the telecom sector. Drawing from his extensive experience within the industry, Nworah highlights [&he...
Concern Medics Foundation (CMF), a group of Nigerian doctors in the Diaspora, has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Hospital for Women and Children, Abuja. The agreement was signed by the Chief Medical Director of the hospital Professor Raji Mahmoud and the Chairperson of CMF, Dr. Sadiya Gumi on Tuesday in Abuja, reports [...
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