Ginger oil production, the growing green gold in Nigeria
By Agbaji chinedu Ginger is a perennial herb’s rhizome used as a spice, preservative, and medicine. Ginger oil, extracted from the Zingiber officinale herb plant […]
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Plateau government wins case against Company over Lalong Legacy Project
A Plateau state High Court, sitting in Jos, on Friday struck out a suit instituted by Bleneson Services Limited against the Plateau State Government and […]
PPP will enhance efficient healthcare delivery in Nasarawa State – CMD
Dr Ikrama Hassan, Chief Medical Director of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH) Lafia, says Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the health sector would enhance efficiency […]
LASUTH doctors warn of prolonged strike
The Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Chapter (LASUTH-ARD), has said that it members might not resume work even if the ongoing […]
NEPZA, NIPC partner on investments’ in new special economic zones
The Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) are partnering on the migration of investments to new Special Economic Zones […]
WHO trains community health workers in Yobe on delivering integrated disease prevention messages
The World Health Organization (WHO) is to strengthen the capacity of healthcare workers to deliver integrated disease prevention messages in Yobe. Dr Richard Lako, the […]
Nigerian Law Protects the Right to Self Defence; Communities Have a Duty to Exercise It
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In the face of the calculated and practiced indifference of the regime of Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (Retired) to the human carnage […]
EFCC Opposes Mompha’s Accomplice, Koudeih’s Application For Foreign Medical Checkup
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has urged Justice Ringim Tijjani, a vacation judge of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos to dismiss the […]
Doctors’ Strike: FG to commence implementation of MoU with NMA Aug. 23
The Federal Government says it will begin implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday (Aug. 23) to […]
Medical consultants want extension of retirement age to 70 years
Dr Oyeniyi Oyewole, a retired Consultant Anaesthetist at Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja, has urged the Federal Government to extend the retirement age of medical […]
FG distributes drugs to custodial centres
The Federal Government has distributed drugs to various formations of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to cater for the healthcare and needs of the inmates. […]
Women urge Kaduna State Govt. to improve maternal, newborn healthcare services
Some women in Kaduna North Senatorial District on Tuesday urgedthe state government to improve healthcare services for women and children in Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs). […]
SNEPCo, NNPC build paediatric ward, lab in Bauchi
The Jama’Are Local Government Area in Bauchi State, in the embattled North East of Nigeria, has taken delivery of a newly built and well-equipped 10-bedspace […]
What Have We Done For the Next Generation? by Hassan Gimba
There is light on the horizon for Nigeria. The fight against insurgency in the North East is now succeeding since the change of military chiefs […]
Redirect N4.8bn to monitor WhatsApp calls to pay doctors’ salaries, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to urgently redirect the proposed spending of N4.8bn of public money to monitor WhatsApp messages, […]
Imo attack: Police confirm 2 officers, 3 bandits dead
The Police Command in Imo says two of its officers died while three bandits were killed during an attack on the Izombe Police Division on […]
Doctors’ strike: Patients express concern in Katsina, seek stakeholders’ intervention
Patients in Katsina General Hospital and the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Katsina, have expressed concern over the nationwide strike currently being embarked upon by National […]
Israel crosses 6000 daily COVID-19 cases
More than 6,000 Coronavirus infections have been recorded in one day in Israel for the first time in six months. The Ministry of Health in […]
Doctors’ Strike: Keyamo urges govt to honour agreements with workers
By Chimezie Godfrey Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Productivity has urged the Nigerian Government to honour agreements with workers. The Minister gave […]
Executive Secretary TSPHCDA, others bag NMA awards in Jalingo
The Executive Secretary of Taraba State Primary Health Care Development Agency (TSPHCDA), Alhaji Aminu Hassan and others have bagged awards for meritorious service from the […]
COVID-19: Ekiti council boss urges strict adherence to safety precautions
The Chairman of Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti, Mr Foluso Ojo on Friday, appealed to residents to adhere to safety precautions by taking the […]
Strike: Kaduna patients say yet to feel impact, commend Consultants
Patients at the Federal hospitals in Kaduna say they are yet to start feeling the impact of the strike by members of National Association of […]
FG directs house officers not to join NARD nationwide strike
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) has directed house officers undergoing training in hospitals across the nation not to join the strike called by the […]
Council cannot stop ”house” doctors from joining strike – NARD
The National Association of Resident Doctors has said that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) does not have the legal right to bar […]
Strike: ESUTH resident doctors issue 10-point resolution for implementation
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, says it has taken a 10-point resolution for implementation by Enugu State […]