FG, WHO select 13 fellows to boost Nasarawa health sector
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, working in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, has selected 13 healthcare workers as…
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Why we suspended planned strike — NARD
The National Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its proposed nationwide strike after receiving what it described as concrete commitments and clear…
Resident doctors suspend January 12 strike after Shettima’s intervention
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has suspended its planned resumption of the ‘Total, Indefinite and Complete Strike’ popularly referred to as…
FG allocates ₦42bn for basic healthcare in 2026 budget
The Federal Government has proposed a sum of ₦42.18 billion to provide basic healthcare services for 10 million vulnerable Nigerians, drawn from…
FG enforces ‘no-work-no-pay’ policy on striking JOHESU
The Federal Government has directed federal hospitals across the country to immediately enforce a “No Work, No Pay” policy on members of…
Ondo doctors threaten strike over unmet federal agreements
Doctors in Ondo State under the Association of Resident Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre, Owo, have urged the Federal Government to…
Sokoto resident doctors back NARD’s indefinite nationwide strike
The Association of Resident Doctors of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, on Friday declared full support for the nationwide indefinite…
Ogun resident doctors back nationwide indefinite strike
The Association of Resident Doctors of the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, has declared its full support for the total and indefinite strike…
FG administers 25m measles, 22m yellow fever vaccines
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, has said that the Federal Government has administered more than 25…
Resident doctors threaten fresh nationwide strike from Jan 12
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors across the country have announced plans to resume a nationwide strike from January 12,…
Nigeria’s medical tourism spending dropped 96.2% in 2025
Nigeria’s expenditure on medical tourism dropped sharply by 96.2 per cent in the first half of 2025 when compared with the same…
NAFDAC approves first robotic surgery system in West Africa
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the Toumai robotic surgical system for clinical use in Nigeria.…