Chairman of Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos, Mr Fuad Atanda-Lawal, has approved 100 per cent pay rise for the medical doctors attached to all the primary health centres in the council area. Atanda-Lawal made the announcement yesterday after extensive deliberations on the need to ensure that all residents of the co...
One of the many reasons why people relocate to another country is the pursuit of wealth and to create a better life for their families. According to a study by Henley & Partners, a prominent citizenship advisory firm, the countries were ranked based on key parameters such as education, earning potential, career advancement, livability, eco...
•Nurses The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Faruk Abubakar yesterday, said 42,000 nurses have left the country in the last three years. Faruk’s comment came on the heels of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) protest against the new certification verification guidelines issued by th...
More than 500 personnel of the National Hospital, Abuja (NHA), left its services in search of greener pastures in the last two years, its Chief Medical Director, Prof. Mahmud Raji, has disclosed. Raji told our correspondent today in Abuja that most of them went abroad in search of better working conditions, reports The Guardian. “The […...
•Visa The Kano State Fire Service said, yesterday, that it rescued 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano and made available to newsmen. Abdullahi stated that the inc...
The rush by Nigerians to leave the country for greener pasture reached its crescendo in the new year as 32,462 persons have so far applied for international passports and uploaded their documents from the Nigeria Immigration Service site between January 8 and 21,2024. Of these applications, 15,113 have reportedly been approved for biometric ca...
Two neighbouring eastern European countries, Bulgaria and Romania have planned to commence the issuance of short-term Schengen visas for foreign nationals requiring entry into the Schengen Area from April 1, 2024. According to a report from the Economic Times, both countries are anticipated to begin issuing Schengen C visas, permitting entry a...
•Uk visa The United Kingdom has updated its list of companies and organizations licensed to sponsor skilled immigrants through the temporary worker immigration route. According to the updated information on its website, the latest list, updated on January 12, 2024, now includes 99,856 approved companies. It marked an increase of 31,226 compani...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, today, assured Nigerians not to be bothered about the mass exodus of skilled workers from the country, assuring the citizens that the federal government in collaboration with sub-nationals will train more persons to fill the professional gap now conspicuous in health, tech and other sectors. The president spoke i...
•Dr Dada The Chief Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Dr Adedamola Dada, in this interview explains measures being taken by the hospital to retain health workers and how health insurance can reduce quackery, reports The PUNCH. Brain drain (japa) is a very big issue. How is the Japa syndrome affecting your […...