Kpebi (Kobi) Residents Demand Hospital as Doctors Record High Blood Pressure, Malnutrition
By Oluwakemi Kindness Residents of Kpebi (Kobi) Community in the Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the government to establish a functional hospital in their locality after a free medical outreach exposed pressing health challenges among residents. The outreach, organised on Saturday by Democracy Radio in collaboration with Garki Hospital, […]
NARD Issues 24-Hour Ultimatum to Federal Government Over Outstanding Salaries
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government a fresh 24-hour ultimatum to meet its outstanding demands, following the expiration of its previous 10-day deadline on September 10. The decision came after a six-hour virtual meeting of NARD’s National Executive Council on Wednesday, where leaders reviewed the government’s […]
Resident Doctors Set to Decide on Nationwide Strike as NEC Meets Today
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is set to hold its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting today, Wednesday, to determine its next course of action regarding a pending ultimatum to the Federal Government. Earlier, the association had issued a 10-day ultimatum to relevant government agencies, warning that members could embark on […]
Resident Doctors Begin Seven-Day Warning Strike, Demand Urgent Reforms
By Aremu Toyeebaht The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has declared a seven-day warning strike, citing what it described as years of neglect and systemic failure in the Abuja health system. Announcing the strike in Abuja, ARD-FCT President, Dr. George Ebong, said the decision followed resolutions at an emergency general meeting held […]
Oloriegbe Applauds Tinubu’s Directive on Mandatory Health Insurance Implementation
By Chinedu Echianu Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for directing the mandatory implementation of health insurance across all Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). The directive, issued from the […]
GMOs Could Trigger Food Colonialism in Nigeria – Experts
By Oluwakemi Kindness Environmentalists and scientists have raised fresh alarm over the rising adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Nigeria, warning that the country risks both a new form of colonialism and serious health and environmental consequences. Speaking in Abuja on Monday at a National Symposium on GMOs, charting the way forward for food […]
Health Ministry Pushes for 70-Year Retirement Age for Consultants
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has formally submitted a memo to the Office of the Head of Service seeking to raise the retirement age of medical and dental consultants from 60 to 70 years, in a move aimed at curbing the country’s deepening healthcare workforce shortage. The development comes […]
Experts Caution Nigeria on Risks of $2.5bn Animal Farming Project
By Oluwakemi Kindness Environmental and food sovereignty experts have raised strong objections to Nigeria’s planned $2.5 billion industrial animal farming partnership with foreign investors, warning it could unleash far-reaching environmental, health, and socio-economic consequences. At a media engagement in Abuja on Thursday, convened by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), civil society groups cautioned […]
Kano Commissions 28 Solar-Powered Health Centres to Boost Maternal Care
By: Julian Osamoto Healthcare delivery in Kano State has taken a major step forward following the handover of 28 fully solar-powered primary healthcare centres (PHCs) by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), with support from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and implementation by eHealth Africa. The facilities, officially transferred to the state government on August 11, […]
FG to Begin Drug Tests for University Students – NDLEA
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government will soon commence mandatory drug tests for all returning and newly admitted students in tertiary institutions across Nigeria. The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) retired Brigadier General Mohamed Buba-Marwa, made the policy announcement in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated this during the commissioning of 46 newly procured […]