Japa: Address Health Workers Demands to stop brain drain, NARD, JOHESU

    By Miracle Ogunde   The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD) and the Joint Health Sector Unions, (JOHESU) have called on the federal government to address the demands of health workers to stop brain drain in the health sector.   The two unions also berated the ban on the issuance of leave of absence to health professionals going abroad.   NARD and JOHESU said the Federal Government should rather address the pull factors making health workers migrate abroad in search of greener pastures, a trend popularly called Japa.   Speaking in separate interviews with newsmen, the President of

By |March 14th, 2024|Categories: Health|0 Comments

Oyo: Nigerian Union Of Allied Health Professionals suspend strike

    Members of Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals in Oyo State Hospitals’ Management Board have suspended the seven-day warning strike embarked upon on March 4.   The union’s unit Chairman, Mr Olanrewaju Ajani made this known in a statement he issued, alongside other executive members in Ibadan on Monday.   The statement said that the seven-day warning strike, which began on March 4, terminated at 11.59 p.m. on Sunday.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that part of the union’s demands was the skipping of CONHESS 10 on CONHESS salary table, as applicable to those on

By |March 11th, 2024|Categories: Health|0 Comments

Resident doctors at UCH suspend strike embarked upon over assault on colleague

      Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan on Saturday suspended the strike they began on Wednesday.   The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the association had embarked upon a three-day warning strike following an assault of a colleague by a patient’s relation on Sunday (March 3).   But, their President, Dr John Oladapo, and General Secretary, Dr Gboyega Ajibola, as well as other executive members, have now disclosed in a communique that they were calling off the strike.   “The strike, having run its full course of

By |March 9th, 2024|Categories: Health|0 Comments

Primary, Secondary Schools Shut Down In Cross River

    An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in two schools located in Akpabuyo local government areas of Cross River state, Nigeria.   The affected schools are Navy Secondary School and Penniel Primary School.   Dr. Henry Ayuk, the state commissioner for health, disclosed the outbreak and mentioned that the State Rapid Response Team had been deployed to the affected area.   Reactive vaccination for children is ongoing in the affected areas and other local government areas without reported cases.   He also said the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency is intensifying routine immunization to enhance herd immunity.  

By |March 8th, 2024|Categories: Health|0 Comments

Resident doctors in UCH Begin strike over alleged assault

    By Miracle Ogunde   Following an alleged assault on a resident doctor by relatives of a patient, resident doctors under the auspices of Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan in Oyo State have commenced a three-day strike.   ARD President, Dr. John Oladapo told newsmen on Thursday that the doctors are demanding a public apology from the people who assaulted their member, inflicting injuries on him on Sunday.   He called on the hospital to improve its security architecture to avoid future occurrences in the hospital.   “On Sunday, one of our

By |March 7th, 2024|Categories: Health, News|0 Comments

20 Students Die Following Outbreak Of Meningitis In Yobe

At least 20 students of some boarding public schools in Potiskum, Fika, and Fune local government areas of Yobe State have died from a suspected Meningitis outbreak. It was learnt that the deaths were recorded in Government Science Technical College, Government Girls Science Technical College, and Federal Government Girls College, all in Potiskum LG. At least 20 students of some boarding public schools in Potiskum, Fika, and Fune local government areas of Yobe State have died from a suspected Meningitis outbreak. It was learnt that the deaths were recorded in Government Science Technical College, Government Girls Science Technical College, and

By |February 28th, 2024|Categories: Health|Tags: |0 Comments

20 killed As Strange Disease Hits Northern State

  At least 20 students of some boarding public schools in Potiskum, Fika, and Fune local government areas of Yobe State have died from a suspected Meningitis outbreak.   It was learnt that the deaths were recorded in Government Science Technical College, Government Girls Science Technical College, and Federal Government Girls College, all in Potiskum LG.   A source in the town told Daily Trust that at least 20 students died, adding that most of the affected students had been admitted to the Specialist Hospital in Potiskum and were responding to treatment.   When contacted, the Commissioner for Basic and

By |February 27th, 2024|Categories: Health|0 Comments

NLC, TUC Protest Ban on sachet alcoholic drinks

  The recent ban on sachet alcoholic drinks by the National Agency for Food and Drug Control (NAFDAC) has been described by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress as an anti-people policy. This was stated by the Chairmen of NLC and TUC in Ogun State, Comrades Ademola Benco and Akeem Lasisi, respectively, while leading a protest organised by members of the Food Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) and the National Union of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employees (NUFBE). The protesters were of the opinion that the pronouncement would further worsen the economic woes the country

By |February 15th, 2024|Categories: Food, Health|0 Comments

Govs’ wives call for Declaration state of emergency on drug abuse

    The Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum has called on the federal and state governments to declare a state of emergency on substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in the country.   The call was one of the resolutions in a communique signed by the chairperson of the forum and the wife of Kwara State Governor, Olufolake Abdulrasaq.   The communique was issued on Tuesday at the end of a two-day Drug Prevention Treatment and Care training organised by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for wives of state governors in Abuja.   The governors’ wives acknowledged the urgent need

By |February 14th, 2024|Categories: Health|0 Comments

JUST IN: Abuja Nurses Storm Council Office, Protest New Verification Rule

  By Doris Israel  Ijeoma Hundreds of nurses under the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) have taken to the streets of Abuja, decrying the newly implemented verification guidelines by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). The aggrieved nurses, who stormed the NMCN headquarters on Monday, accused the council of stifling their career aspirations with the “stringent and unnecessary” rules. They held placards with inscriptions such as “No to verification rules!” and “Address nurses’ welfare.” Their anger stemmed from a circular released by the NMCN on February 7th, outlining revised guidelines for requesting certificate verification for

By |February 12th, 2024|Categories: Health, Money|0 Comments
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