Resident Doctors Call Off Protest
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned protest and picketing of the Federal Ministry of Health, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation as well as all Federal and State tertiary health institutions nationwide. The decision was taken after a long meeting with the Federal Government, which lasted into Tuesday night. After meeting with the...
Scientists Discover Wonder Drug That Keeps You Slim No Matter What You Eat
Scientists have moved one step closer to developing a miracle medication that will keep people slim no matter how much they eat. The University of Texas researchers created a medication that boosts the body's metabolism and makes it far more efficient at breaking down sugar and fat. It accomplishes this by preventing magnesium from entering the mitochondria, the component of the...
Doctors Set For Nationwide Protest As FG Fails To Meet Demands
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD on Saturday said it will embark on peaceful protests from Wednesday, August 9, 2023, if the Federal Government does not meet its demands. NARD also said it will be picketing the Federal Ministry of Health, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and the federal and state tertiary health...
Nationwide Strike Will Continue Until Govt Acts, Residents Doctors Declare
On day four of its total and indefinite strike action, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has restated its position as it insists that the Federal Government has yet to accept its demands. The NARD President, Dr Emeka Oji, during a press conference in Lagos State on Saturday to review the industrial action declared earlier this week, pledged to...
Nursing Council Inducts 242 Foreign Trained Nurses
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (MNCN) has inducted 242 graduates of Nursing Science from foreign universities into the nursing profession in the country. They were inducted on Friday during the council’s 10th induction ceremony for foreign-trained nurses in Abuja. Speaking during the ceremony in Abuja, the registrar of the Council, Dr Faruk Umar Abubakar, said the inductees graduated from...
Nigeria Records First Anthrax Case
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the country's first incidence of Anthrax, a fatal zoonotic illness. This was revealed in a statement made on Monday by the Federation's Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Columba Vakuru. He stated that the case was dictated in a private farm in Niger State's Suleja Local Government Area. He stated that the case was initially recorded on...
Zulum Fumes As He Pays Unscheduled Visit To Borno Hospital, Meets Wards In Darkness
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has expressed dismay over the lack of electricity and poor condition at the General Hospital in Gwoza town. Zulum, who was on a day working visit to Gwoza, spent the night in the town which is the headquarter of Gwoza Local Government Area of southern Borno. The governor, who has the habit of paying surprise...
Former South African President, Zuma Travelled To Russia For Medical Reasons — Spokesman
South Africa’s graft-tainted ex-leader Jacob Zuma is receiving medical treatment in Russia, his spokesman said Friday, a day after the country’s highest court upheld a ruling that he should return to prison. “Zuma travelled to Russia last week for health reasons,” the 81-year-old’s spokesman Mzwanele Manyi said in a statement. Manyi added that the trip “was private, it was not a...
Health Workers Caught Selling Free Drugs As Jigawa Governor Makes Surprise Visit To Hospital
Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi has condemned the actions of health workers who he caught selling drugs meant to be freely given to children under the age of five during an unannounced visit to the General Hospital in Dutse. Governor Namadi’s spokesperson, Hamisu Gumel, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Gumel said Namadi described the action of the health workers...
NAFDAC Dismisses Social Media Video, Says, Says Semovita Contains Contains No Plastic Materials
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on Monday dismissed a social media video that claimed semovita contains plastic materials. In press statement, the Agency said a scientific analysis of the semovita content revealed that it does not contain plastic materials. According to the statement signed by the Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Christinah Adeyeye, the attention...
