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Kebbi records 25 new cases of polio virus

NewsDeskNgFeb 16, 2024February 16, 20240

There are indications that Kebbi state has recorded 25 new cases of polio virus in nine local government areas, the state Health Educator at the State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Yusuf Sauwa has disclosed. Sauwa made this known at a one day stakeholder meeting with traditional rulers and media practitioners...

Nigerians Express Worry About Quackery in the Medical Field

NewsDeskNgFeb 15, 2024February 15, 20240

By Augustine Aminu …As PWDs say, It’s a major cause of disabilities Government at all levels and regulatory agencies have been tasked to adopt more stringent measures to curb medical quackery bedevilling the nation’s health sector. President of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Dr. Casimir Ifeanyi,...

30 BEST SECRETS OF COOKING A PERFECT OKRO SOUP

NewsDeskNgFeb 14, 2024February 14, 20240

Sachet alcohol drink: Labour protests NAFDAC ban in Abuja

NewsDeskNgFeb 14, 2024February 14, 20240

By Augustine Aminu The Food Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association (FOBTOB) an affiliate of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called for the suspension of the ban on alcoholic beverages in sachets by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). The National Agency...

Abuja nurses protest new certificate verification guidelines

NewsDeskNgFeb 12, 2024February 12, 20240

Nurses under the aegis of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Abuja chapter, on Monday, protested against the new verification certification guidelines released by the Nigeria and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The nurses expressed displeasure over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue...

UNOPS accused of importing Mosquito nets against FG’s directives

NewsDeskNgFeb 9, 2024February 9, 20240

United Nations Office for Project Services has been accused of recruiting foreign companies to import mosquito treated nets into Nigeria as against the directive of the Federal Government. Managing Director of the Rosies Textile Mills Ltd, Mr. Nnamdi Iro Oji, in a petition sent to the National Assembly and copied...

Job Opportunities In Reference Hospital,Okene

NewsDeskNgJan 26, 2024January 26, 20240

The management of Reference Hospital Okene, Kogi state, have called for applications to fill medical vacancies in the health institution. This is contained in a statement signed by the management in Okene. The Reference Hospital Okene is an ultramodern hospital in the heart of Okene, the commercial centre of Kogi...

Kano Online Journalists elect officials as Yakubu Salisu emerged Chairman

NewsDeskNgJan 20, 2024January 20, 20240

The Association of Kano Online Journalists, ASKOJ, has elected new executive members with Yakubu Salisu as its new Chairman. A statement signed by the Secretary of the Association, Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi, said the new ASKOJ executive members were elected on Saturday at a congress meeting held at the Association’s office...

FG to issue Executive Order to slash costs of medicine – Pate

NewsDeskNgJan 18, 2024January 18, 20240

• Moves to address acute shortage of medical personnel In a move to curtail the hike in pharmaceutical pricing and lower the cost of necessary medications for residents, the federal government said it will issue an Executive Order soon. The Coordinating Minister of Health, Ali Pate, disclosed while briefing State...

Cape Verde Declared Malaria Free By WHO: Becomes 3rd African Country To Eliminate Malaria

NewsDeskNgJan 13, 2024January 13, 20240

Cape Verde has become the third African nation to be declared malaria free, even as the disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people on the continent, the World Health Organization said Friday. The Atlantic archipelago of about 500,000 inhabitants follows Mauritius in 1973 and Algeria in 2019. Worldwide...