Buhari Departs To London For Medical Check-up, Summit
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja today for London to see his doctors and participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education 2021-2025. This was contained in a statement by the president’s media adviser, Femi Adesina made available to ABN TV, titled, ‘President Buhari attends global education summit in London’, on Monday. According to the statement, the...
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...
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...
Fear As 35 NYSC Members Test Positive For COVID-19 In Ogun
About 35 youth corpers have tested positive for the deadly COVID-19 virus in an NYSC camp in Sagamu, Ogun state. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing on the upsurge of the third wave of COVID-19. IT can be recalled that over 109 prospective corps members have been diagnosed with the virus in...
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...
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...
Activist Adeyanju Advises Churches To Make DNA Test Compulsory Before Child Dedication
Activist Deji Adeyanju has said churches should ensure couples conduct a DNA test on their child before coming for child dedication ceremony. He also advocated for DNA test to be promoted as a national policy. He tweeted, “Abegiii my correct brother. DNA is a must. Let us promote it as national policy. Churches should make it mandatory for child dedication.” Adeyanju’s post...
After Suspension Of 2 Months Strike, NARD Gives FG Six Weeks To Meet Its Demands
National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike across Nigeria with a condition that the federal government will fulfil its demands within a six-week window period. The doctors called off the strike which began Monday, August 2 2021 after 64 days. NARD President Dr Dare Ishaya said the doctors are scheduled to resume work on Wednesday, October 6. NARD...
Sen. Kalu In Partnership With SMEDAN Takes Free Medicare To Umunneochi [PHOTOS]
Senator representing Abia North constituency in partnership with Small and medium enterprises development agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has taken free medical test and treatment of Peptic (stomach) ulcer diseases to Umunneochi local government area of the state. Speaking at the event which took place on Wednesday at Amuda town hall in Umunneochi, Senator Kalu, who is also Chief Whip of...
BREAKING: President Rushed To Hospital, In Intensive Care (Photo)
ABN TV reports that the Czech President Milos Zeman was taken to an intensive care unit on Sunday, a day after the country held a general election, his doctor said. “At the moment, the patient is hospitalised at an intensive care unit of Prague’s Military University Hospital,” Zeman’s doctor Miroslav Zavoral told reporters, adding he could not yet publicise the...
