health sector
5 Feb
With the palatial setting of the Presidential Villa as a backdrop, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, yesterday, praised the Federal Government’s achievements in the health sector...
30 Jan
Chairman of Ethan School of Health Technology, Dr Godspower Etinosa, has called on the government at all levels to increase budgetary allocation on health in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
9 Jan
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has inaugurated three boards in the health sector and ordered a comprehensive overhaul of the state’s healthcare system to address pressing challenges. The boards inaugurated on Thursday at the Council Chamber of the Government House, Maiduguri, include the Borno State Hospital Management Board, the Borno State Primary Healthcare Development Board…
7 Jan
With the dawn of a new year, Nigerians from different parts of the country are expressing high hopes for a better-performing health sector. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria
19 Dec
The proposed N2.48 trillion health allocation in the 2025 appropriation bill falls short of the Abuja Declaration commitment, which recommends a 15% allocation of member states' national budgets to the health sector. While presenting the 2025 appropriation bill of N49.7 trillion, the president announced that the health sector would get an allocation of N2.48 trillion.…
2 Nov
The Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) held its 2024 Annual Gala and Awards Night recently to honour those making
11 Sep 2024
No fewer than 32,341 candidates have applied to fill the 206 health sector vacancies advertised by the Cross River Government. READ ALSO:Fuel hike: Anxiety in Rivers, Cross River as schools resume today This is contained in a document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday. According to…
26 May 2024
Nigerians are one of the largest national groups working within the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom, according to a recent NHS infographic. Data posted on X on Saturday shows that Nigerians rank as the sixth largest national group, with over 10,494 staff members contributing to the UK's healthcare workforce. The NHS captioned…
12 May 2024
The die is cast in the health sector. Patients and their relatives are getting more and more stranded. They have been caught between the proverbial devil and the deep blue sea as they can no longer afford to buy essential drugs to manage their ailments or save their lives.
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Al-Bayan Interfaith Centre on Friday called for the immediate prosecution of all those involved in the killing of Northern travelers in Uromi, Edo State. The group, in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Imam Muhammad Jibrin Ndagi, urged Edo and Kano governors to promote the spirit of love, and togetherness devoid of acrimony…
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Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has said there will be no safe haven for those who threaten the peace and security of the state. The Governor made the statement while commending the Department of State Services (DSS) for its swift and courageous rescue of two kidnapped Catholic priests — Rev. Fathers Matthew David…
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Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a 23-year-old suspect, named Emmanuel Godwin, for the abduction and defilement of a 14-year-old girl. Police spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement, said the suspect was apprehended on April 2, 2025, at approximately 3:20 am, by operatives of the C4I Strike Force during a…
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The Labour Party has suspended its Anambra 2025 governorship primary election scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, April 5, 2025, indefinitely. The Guardian gathered that the suspension was consequent upon Friday's afternoon long-awaited verdict of the Supreme Court which sacked the national chairman of the Labour Party Julius Abure. The Supreme Court ordered Abure to vacate the…
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has raised the alarm over the activities of vandals and illegal miners at its transmission towers, saying that the activities are threatening the nation's national electricity grid stability. It stated that if nothing was done to checkmate the nefarious activities, the national electricity grid would remain vulnerable to frequent…
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The Aare Ona-Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Ige Adams, has called on the federal and state governments in Nigeria to wake up to the realities of new revenue generation in foreign currencies by upgrading the existing tourist attraction centers. With particular reference to the call for the diversification of the economy from oil and other…
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The Mayor of Calabar and Chairman of Calabar Municipal Council, Apostle James Anam, has commended the Late Etubom Bassey Ekpo Bassey, for laying the foundation for the sustained development of Calabar Municipality. He made the commendation when he led a delegation from the Calabar Municipal Council on a condolence visit to the Family of the…
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Dassault Aviation, a prominent name in aerospace innovation, has disclosed plans to establish a maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) facility at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport in Ilishan Remo, Ogun State. The announcement was made during a courtesy visit by two senior executives from Dassault Aviation, Florent Venturini, the Sales Director, and Isabelle Villet, the…
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The Ogun State Government has provided illumination at the under-bridge area along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and subsequently at the four intersections of the Sagamu Interchange. The government cleared illegal shanties, shops, and stalls in the area to deprive criminals of cover, and undertook adequate illumination of the area through solar street lights. Recently, the Ogun…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has officially commissioned the Utako Farmer's Market, Abuja. The Guardian reports that the facility was developed on 3,000 square meters of land, consisting of 50 lock-up shops, 40 informal stalls, and seven warehouses. Speaking at the unveiling of the market in Abuja on Friday, Wike…