ABUJA — The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Thursday commenced an indefinite nationwide strike to press home their demands for improved welfare and working conditions. The doctors are also demanding immediate payment of all salaries owed to all House Officers as well as March salaries not paid before the end of business on March 31. The President of the association, Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, Mr. Babatunde Irukera says, the nation can achieve more if Alumni Associations contribute constructively towards good governance. He stated this in Abuja at a maiden reunion of former Students of the University of Ilorin tagged “Bon Soireé,” organized by some members of a group “Uniting Unilorin and friends” led by sports lover and mogul, Mr Edmond Abdulqudux Ajoge. The group comprises alumni...
The federal government has said not all feverish symptoms should be regarded as malaria or treated with antimalaria drugs. Chinelo Ogbodo, chief community development officer of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), cautioned against such an act while speaking at a meeting in Akwanga, Nasarawa state. she advised Nigerians to undergo a medical test before taking antimalarial drugs as not all fevers are symptoms of malaria. Ogbodo described the treatment of every form of fever...
The Federal Government has rejected plans by the Senate to upgrade some medical facilities to tertiary health institutions in Adamawa State. The Senate is proposing three bills to give legal backing to the upgrade of the health institutions. The bills sponsored by the Senator representing Adamawa Central, Aisha Dahiru Ahmed Binani include the National Dermatology Hospital, Garkida Adamawa, Establishment Bill 2021; Teaching Hospital for the Modibbo Adama University, Yola and Federal Medical Centres Establishment Bill....
The Chairman, Kwara Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), Malam Abubakar Bello has warned teachers in the state against dressing indecently to school. Bello issued the warning in a statement signed by the commission’s Press Secretary, Mr. Peter Amogbonjaye in Ilorin on Tuesday. The statement advised the teachers to abstain from all dresses capable of demoralizing the public, maintained that decent dressing was necessary as teachers were perceived as role models in society. “You have to be...
The Spokesperson to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, has said that his employer began his yearly medical trip to London even before he came to office as Nigeria’s president in 2015. The spokesperson revealed this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen at the departure wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, just after his principal departed the country for London medical check-up. He said, “The President is looking at the window...
Popular gospel artiste, Tim Godfre, has revealed how he featured the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, in his new song. The Gospel singer revealed this during a listening event for his new music project. He said, “When Daddy GO travels, it is countries that host him. How did God show us so much favour? If God asks you to take a step, please jump; so long as...
ABUJA — Popular Nigerian artiste, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly called D’banj, has rewarded five young talented Nigerians with one million naira each to develop themselves. The reward came through the CREAM Platform, Nigeria’s premiere creative reward platform founded by D’banj and supported by Heritage Bank. A statement by Chief Damian Okoroafor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CREAM Platform, said that five other fans of D’banj got N200,000.00 each after an electronic random picking of numbers....
Nigerians have taken to their social media page to condemn the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, for promising to gift N10m each to Burna Boy and other artistes who performed at the Burna Boy Home Coming Concert in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Governor is seen in a video making rounds on social media saying, “All of you that have come to today, the Rivers people and the Niger -Delta people that have come...
YOLA — Adamawa State Program Manager, Tuberculosis and Leprosy program, Dr. Boniface Gundiri says each day about 4,000 persons lost their lives to TB diseases, and close to 28,000 fell ill. Boniface revealed this during the commemoration of this year’s world tuberculosis day with a team “the clock is ticking ” held at State Specialist Hospital, Yola Wednesday, said global efforts are being made to combat the disease as 63 million lives have been saved...
