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Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest against the lingering power supply crisis at the premier teaching hospital, an official said on Monday – yesterday, February 17.

A  National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Member serving with the Information and Culture Ministry, Kebbi state, Miss Mernyi Joyce Iwuese, has distributed sanitary pads to over 200 female students in Kebbi state. Iwuese also  urged the Minister of Health, Alhaji Muhammad

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Kaduna State Governor,  Senator Uba Sani has said that his administration’s commitment to excellence and innovation in healthcare delivery has resulted in national and international accolades. At the commissioning of a pharma-grade warehouse at Makera on Wednesday, the governor said that

With about 12,000 cases of Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) recorded annually in the country, Nigeria is said to be the country with the highest cases of the disease in the world. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Ishaq

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the increasing number of polio cases in Kano State. UNICEF’s Kano Chief of Field Office, Mr Rahma Farah, raised the alarm during an orientation for 44 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday inaugurated the NAFDAC Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) at Government Day Secondary School (GDSS), Karu, Abuja. At the event, the Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, emphasised that the

The  Chief Medical Director (CMD) Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja Dr. Olatunde Alabi has said that contrary to recent media reports, the hospital is still up and doing and rendering 24-hour service to the general public with all its facilities and manpower

The Anambra State Government, in partnership with Carter Centre, said it recorded and treated 156 dog bite cases between 2023 and 2024. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, made this known at a news conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)

. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2023 and 2024 outstanding Medical Residency Training Funds (MRTF). The President of the association, Dr Osundara Tope-Zenith, made the appeal at a news conference on