Resume Work Now Or Be Sacked, Wike Talks Tough As Doctors’ Strike Continues
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has threatened to sack striking resident doctors of the state university teaching hospital, if they failed to return to their duty posts today. Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday resumed a nationwide strike over their welfare. The members in Rivers State, who claimed the governor had yet to address outstanding issues...
Early Breastfeeding Reduces Childhood Killer Diseases ― FG
Federal Government has said provision of mother’s breast milk to infants within one hour of birth will reduce perinatal and infant morbidity and mortality. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, stated this in Abuja during a briefing in commemoration of the 2021 World Breastfeeding Week. Represented by Dr Salma Anas-Kolo, Director, Family Health Department, Ehanire said exclusive breastfeeding reduces childhood killer...
Nigeria Is Currently Witnessing 3rd Wave Of COVID-19 – Osagie Ehanire
Nigeria is currently witnessing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Minister of Health Ehanire Osagie. Osagie, who made the announcement at the presidential steering committee’s COVID-19 press conference on Monday, August 1, urged for state engagement in sample collecting, reporting, and case treatment. Only 17 states, he claims, submitted data or samples in the previous cycle. READ ALSO: I...
FG Receives 4 Million Doses Of Moderna Vaccines From US
The United States government has boosted the efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria by donating over four million and eighty thousand doses of Moderna Vaccines to the federal government. The Director-General National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Dr. Faisal Shuaib announced on Monday that the 4.80 million doses were donated through the COVAX facilities. While briefing the...
Tinubu Not In Any Hospital, Spokesman Denies Media Report
Bola Tinubu, the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is fine, hale, and hearty contrary to the widespread rumour of his hospitalization and surgery, spokesman Tunde Rahman says. This is contrary to earlier media reports alleging that the former Lagos state governor was hospitalized. Rahman made this known in a statement made available to ABN TV on Saturday. The statement...
Resident Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike
Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have unanimously agreed to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, August 2, 2021. This is coming at a very critical time when the country is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 infections; the signal of a third wave of the pandemic. The doctors reached the decision after their...
Common Man Suffers Implications Of Bad Treatment Against Doctors, Says ARD President [VIDEO]
As Nigeria grapples with a dilapidated health care system, the President Association of Resident Doctors, ARD Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia chapter, Dr. Chikezie Kelechi has said the common man in the society will continue to bear the implication of poor treatment against doctors and medical workers in the country. According to Dr. Kelechi, not much seriousness has been attached to...
Ikpeazu To Feature As Special Guest As NARD Holds NEC Meeting In Umuahia
Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has been invited as Special Guest of Honour as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD holds its July National Executive Council meeting in Umuahia, Abia State capital, ABN TV reports. Tagged 'Umuahia 2021' Chief Host of the event which commenced from Monday, July 26 — Saturday, July 31 is the Medical Director Federal...
Abia Emerges Best In Implementation Of COVID-19 Vaccination In South East
Abia State has been rated the best in entire Southeast Nigeria in the implementation of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19. This was made known by the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib during the Covid-19 rollout vaccination review meeting held on Friday, July 16 at the NCDC Emergency Operation...
FG Orders Reactivation Of COVID-19 Isolation Centres Nationwide
Nigeria’s federal government has directed all Covid-19 Isolation Centres across the country to immediately activate their facilities in anticipation of a possible spike in infection. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, gave the directive on Monday in Abuja at a media briefing on COVID-19 update. The move came as the government said it had identified 10 positive cases of COVID-19...
