FG Did Its Best To Stop Doctors’ Strike — Ngige
The Federal Government has said it did everything possible to stop the ongoing nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, which has paralysed activities in government hospitals across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige stated this while addressing the Nigerian Health Commissioners Forum Quarterly meeting in Abuja, according to a statement on Friday...
COVID-19 Vaccination: Edo Civil Servants Get 7-day Ultimatum
“Edo, in the last 72 hours, recorded three more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths recorded in the third wave of the pandemic to 11,” he had said. “We also confirmed 92 new cases from the 522 samples collected within the 72-hour timeframe, with 56 recoveries and 254 active cases that are being managed at various treatment and...
We Shed Tears Of Joy After Receiving First Pay In Saudi Arabia – Nigerian Doctors
Some Nigerian doctors in Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America have knocked the Federal Government for its alleged failure to invest in the health care sector. The doctors, who spoke in separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, said the inconsistency of the government to adequately cater for the needs of medical practitioners had led to massive...
Vaccine Complications Kills BBC Presenter
BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died due to complications from the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, a coroner concluded today. The 44-year-old radio host died at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in the city just over three weeks after her first dose of the vaccine, heard coroner Karen Dilks. An inquest, which lasted less than an hour, was told she was admitted to hospital after she complained of...
As Nigeria Suffers Shortage Of Health Workers, About 500 Doctors Sit For Recruitment Exercise By Saudi Arabia
Over 500 Nigerian doctors turned up for a recruitment exercise the Saudi health ministry organised in Abuja on Tuesday. The exercise which commenced at 7 am continued way past afternoon with more doctors joining after others have done the interview and left. Correspondents observed a large crowd of doctors within and outside the building during the exercise. Successful candidates will have the...
Elder Statesman Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye Dies Of COVID-19
COVID-19 has claimed yet another senior Nigerian, Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye. The Ijebu Igbo-born politician, died today from complications from the virus. He was 88. The former political activist and member of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) represented Ogun East in the Senate between 1999 and 2003. He later served as chairman of, Board of Commissioners for Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), under the...
Gov. Ikpeazu Sacks Abia College Of Health Sciences Governing Council
Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has dissolved the governing council of the State College of Health Sciences and Management Technology, Aba. No reason was however given for the dissolution. Secretary to the State Government, Barrister Chris Ezem announced this in a statement issued and made available to ABN TV on Sunday. He said this dissolution is with immediate effect. READ ALSO: ‘Missing...
Pfizer Using COVID-19 Booster Shots As Money-Making Operations — Trump
Former President Trump on Wednesday expressed skepticism of Covid-19 booster shots, saying the third dose of vaccine 'sounds like a money-making operation.' 'You know what, that sounds to me like a money-making operation for Pfizer, okay, think of the money involved. That's tens of billions of dollars,' Trump told Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo. 'If you're a pure businessman you'll say, "You know what,...
FG Receives 699,760 Doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccines
The federal government on Tuesday August 17, received 699,760 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines donated by the UK government. Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr Faisal Shuaib who spoke during the official hand-over of the vaccine, said it is the first tranche of the 1,299,760 expected from the UK Government through the...
FG Commences Second Phase Of COVID-19 Vaccination With 40,739 Trained Personnel, Targets Riverine, Desert Areas
As the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination commences in the country, the federal government says as a matter of strategic approach, it has trained and equipped about 40,739 state level officials consisting health workers and partners for the project. This is even as it expresses gratitude to the Government of the United States for the donation of 4,000,080 doses of...
