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Dr. Philip Ugbodaga is former chairman, Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association and currently the Medical Director, Central Hospital, Benin City. He spoke to ALEMMA-OZIORUVA ALIU in Benin City. Why is Nigeria still experiencing the brain drain of medical personnel? It is quite unfortunate that close to 60 years after independence, Nigeria is…

There is anxiety over Nigerian doctors leaving town en masse. According to a recent report, Saudi Arabian officials interviewed in Abuja more than 200 medical personnel seeking placements in the Gulf nation. Observers have acknowledged that Nigeria does not have enough doctors to meet the need of its population. Yet, they are unable to comprehend…

International migration first emerged as a major public health concern in the 1940s when many European professionals emigrated to the U.K. and U.S.A.  In the 1970s, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a detailed 40-country study on the magnitude and flow of the health professionals.  According to this report, close to 90 per cent of…

Dr. Osahon Enabulele is the former President, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Vice President Commonwealth Medical Association (CWMA) and Adviser, World Medical Association. He spoke on why more Nigerian doctors are going abroad to practice and proffered solutions. What is responsible for the brain drain? Nigeria will continue to experience brain drain of medical personnel, as…

Since the news broke over sex-for-marks scandal between Professor Richard Akindele of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, and a female postgraduate student of the institution...

African leaders, on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, gathered for an extraordinary summit of the African Union (AU) in Kigali, Rwanda, to sign an agreement...

Mixed reactions have continued to trail the withdrawal of 11 countries, Nigeria inclusive, from ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) last month in Kigali, Rwanda.

>A senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Lagos, Dr Emmanuel Onah, speaks with GBENGA SALAU on the implication of Nigeria’s refusal to sign the African Continental...

In this interview with COLLINS OLAYINKA, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, explains why Nigeria and some African countries are yet to sign the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.

Billy Gillis-Harry is President of the Coalition of South-South Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (FOSSCCIMA).

In July 2014, the National Association of Nigerian Traditional Medicine Practitioners (NANTMP) made a passionate appeal to the federal government to expedite action on passing into law, the Bill on Traditional Medicine, which is still on the floor of the National Assembly. The Association’s President, Chief Omon Oleabhiele, made this call during a courtesy call…

A nation’s development would be greatly restricted without a viable steel industry. This assertion encapsulates the tragedy of Nigeria’s effort to develop the sector in question, a narrative of failure by successive administrations to complete the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited