Fresh Strike Looms As Resident Doctors Issue FG 14-Day Ultimatum
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday said its members would proceed on a total and indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to address their demands within 14 days. The Association stated this in a communique issued at the end of its virtual 40th Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) and Scientific Conference. The communique signed by NARD National President,...
Final Autopsy Report Shows George Floyd Tested Positive For COVID-19
George Floyd's final autopsy report has revealed the 46-year-old had tested positive for coronavirus, but died from 'cardiopulmonary arrest' following his altercation with a Minneapolis police officer last Monday. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office released its official findings on Wednesday which showed Floyd was diagnosed with Covid-19 on April 3. Also Read:Policeman Who Killed George Floyd Charged With Murder, Manslaughter The report...
Switzerland Trains Sniffer Dogs For Detecting COVID-19
Researchers in Switzerland have launched a training trial to see if sniffer dogs can find out people infected with COVID-19, media reports said on Wednesday. Three dogs are being trained by researchers from Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) for four weeks by exposing to samples of sick and healthy people. The dogs will thereafter go through a sweat-sniffing test to see if...
Third COVID Booster Shot ‘Likely’ Needed Within A Year — Pfizer CEO
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla predicted Thursday that people who have received the company’s COVID vaccine will “likely” need a third booster shot within a year to maintain protection against the virus. “It is extremely important to suppress the pool of people that can be susceptible to the virus,” Bourla told CNBC. The pharmaceutical chief said it’s also possible that people will...
Reps Moves Legalise Use Of Indian Hemp, Cites Economic Benefits
The House Of Representatives is set to legalise the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu said this during a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis in Akure, Ondo state capital Kalu said that the House of Representatives has concluded an arrangement to organize a two-day...
NAFDAC Destroys N500m Unwholesome Foods, Medicine In Northeast
National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC said it has destroyed unwholesome foods, falsified medicine, and expired products worth over N500 million in the northeastern part of Nigeria. NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola in a statement on Sunday quoted Prof Adeyeye as saying that the exercise was in line with one of the Agency’s strategies aimed...
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 Condemns Planned Strike By JOHESU, Set To Meet Union Tuesday
The Federal Government, on Sunday, described as ridiculous a threat by the Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU to embark on a strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said the Federal Government would on Tuesday meet with the leadership of JOHESU. The union, through its President,...
FG Not Owing Any Doctor, Health Worker Salary – Chris Ngige
The Federal Government has insisted that no doctor or health worker is being owed salary. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, said the Federal Government pays the salaries of doctors and health workers when due. He stated this during a meeting of the presidential committee on salaries with the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) in Abuja on Tuesday. The minister...
Amidst Doctors’ Strike, Chief Medical Officer FMC Umuahia Dr Nnorom Dies
The Chief Medical Officer of Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Umuahia, Abia State, Dr Udo Orji Nnorom has died, ABN TV reports. He died in the early hours of Sunday, an anonymous hospital source told our correspondent. ABN TV gathered that Dr. Nnorom, a native of Nde Owuu, Ibom compound Arochukwu LGA, Abia State died after a brief illness. Details of his...
