Health

The Joint Health Sector Unions/Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have declared an indefinite strike. According to the aggrieved workers, the strike is as a…

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has described the Chairman of the Association of Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (APMPN), Dr. Phillip Njemanze, as a psycho following the latter's allegation involving a…

...follow-up to 33 surgeries worth N300m in 2022 No fewer than eighteen (18) beneficiaries requiring Open Heart surgery, have been lined up for this year's medical mission of Sir Emeka Okwuosa Foundation (SEOF) which has already kicked…

The Chairman of the Association of Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (APMPN), Dr. Phillip Njemanze, has made a very shocking revelation involving a Big Pharma cartel in Nigeria. According to Dr. Njemanze, the cartel, some years ago,…

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its five-day warning strike. President of the association, Dr Orji Emeka Innocent, said. that the doctors would resume by 8am on Monday. The NARD president said, “progress…

Federal Government on Thursday upgraded the Onitsha General Hospital to a federal medical centre. The Minister of State for Health, Hon. Ekumankama Joseph Nkama who represented the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire performed the…

A systematic review by Chinese researchers has found that dietary sugar intake is associated with several adverse health issues, such as weight gain and coronary heart disease. Although many studies focused on the associations between…

The Federal Government, on Monday, described as “unworkable”, a bill currently being considered by the National Assembly seeking to restrict the migration of Nigerian doctors to climes perceived to be greener pastures. The Minister of…

Nigeria is now second highest among countries with a high number of maternal deaths in the world, a new report from the World Health Organisation, WHO has disclosed. The report tagged the 2023 Progress Report, revealed that Nigeria…

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that it has rescheduled the 2023 entrance examination for the gifted and talented children into Federal Government Academy, Suleja, from Saturday, May 13, 2023, to Saturday, June 10,…