•US President Donald Trump President Donald Trump has ordered raids on schools, churches and hospitals to enforce arrest of illegal immigrants in the United States. The onslaught which is coming in the wake of close to 100 presidential orders has raised concerns in Nigeria and other countries, reports AFP. Trump granted the US immigration auth...
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...
•Dr. Vincent Olatunji The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has issued a stern warning to institutions and organisations mishandling citizens’ data, vowing to impose maximum penalties on violators. Speaking on the matter, the National Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Vincent Olatunji, emphasised that the warning is crucial...
•Wike and Resident doctors The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD-FCTA), has warned FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, that its members would embark on the ‘deadliest shutdown’ of hospitals in 14 days if outstanding demands are not met. Briefing newsmen in Abuja today, President of the Association, Dr George...
A-yet-to-be ascertain number of children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred during a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State capital today. However, it was gathered that over 30 children lost their lives with many injured during the incident, reports The PUNCH. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, D...
•Minister of Health, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate The federal government has declared that both public and private healthcare facilities nationwide must attend to victims of gunshots with or without police clearance. The directive is contained in a statement issued by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare today via its official X handle. Th...
The trend of Nigerians seeking greener pastures abroad, often referred to as ‘Japa,’ has become a pervasive trend. It is no longer news that the mass exodus has had far-reaching implications across various sectors. Sadly, the healthcare system seems to be the hardest hit, reports Sunday Vanguard. This is because the departure of skilled health...
•Combined images of the mass burial A mass burial has been conducted for 140 victims of the petrol tanker explosion that took place at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State today. About 90 other victims of the ugly incident are currently in various hospitals in the state receiving treatment, reports Channels TV. […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, yesterday, commenced a seven-day warning strike to push for the rescue of a Kaduna-based doctor, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who was kidnapped last December and has spent about eight months in the abductors’ den. The strike, which held across the country, left patients stranded and the doctors shunned work...
•House of Representatives House of Representatives at the plenary today passed for first reading two bills on the establishment of ‘National Hospital for Women’ and ‘National Children’s Hospital’, Ideato, Imo. The two private member legislations were sponsored by Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato North, South federal constitu...
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