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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...

Kano takes action to restructure the medication production plant

NewsDeskNgNov 27, 2023November 27, 20230

Kano state government says it will revamp Drugs Manufacturing Unit (DMU) of the Kano State Drugs and Medical Consumables Supply Agency’s (DMCSA). The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf made the disclosure in the weekend while inaugurating the Drug Manufacturing Unit Committee and the Committee for the Integration...

Reps calls for subsidy in Malaria drugs

NewsDeskNgNov 3, 2023November 3, 20230

By Augustine Aminu The House of Representatives on Thursday moved to subsidized malaria drugs for Nigeria, if not made free at all Government Health Centers to citizens. This is even as the alarming rate of Malaria infections in the country increases, lamenting that declaring emergency on Malaria will not be...

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Sachet alcohol drink: Labour protests NAFDAC ban in Abuja

Abuja nurses protest new certificate verification guidelines

UNOPS accused of importing Mosquito nets against FG’s directives

Job Opportunities In Reference Hospital,Okene

Kano Online Journalists elect officials as Yakubu Salisu emerged Chairman

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

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

Kano takes action to restructure the medication production plant

Reps calls for subsidy in Malaria drugs