Isaac Adewole
30 Jun 2020
The President, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), Wilfred Nkwagu, and the Executive Director of PPFN, Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim, have lauded the appointment of former Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Federation.
16 Aug 2019
Others include: Senior Laboratory Technical Adviser at the National Reference Laboratory (NRL), Anthony Ahumibe; Chief Molecular Bioengineer at the NRL, Dr. Nnaemeka Ndondo...
8 Aug 2019
To be prepared to prevent, detect and treat any epidemic of infectious diseases such as Ebola, Lassa fever, meningitis, Yellow fever and monkey pox, Nigeria needs to spend at least N46.2 billion yearly for the next five years.
28 Jul 2019
Notwithstanding the badge of possible mediocrity with which a lot of commentators have pinned on President Muhammadu Buhari´s list of expected Next Level ministers, the fawning patronage by the Ninth Senate, which came on board with many expectations, seems to dash any hopes of improved mandate delivery in the next four years.
8 Jul 2019
Though the resignation of the erstwhile Director-General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), Prof Sani Aliyu, might have unsettled the system, there are indications that he might emerge as the next Executive Director of the Joint United Nations....
21 Jun 2019
Dayo Adewole, the son of former Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, who was abducted by kidnappers on Tuesday and released within 24 hours, has narrated his ordeals in the hands of his kidnappers.
20 Jun 2019
The frightening spate of kidnapping in the Southwest spread its tentacles to Oyo State on Tuesday evening as suspected gunmen abducted Mr. Dayo Adewole...
30 May 2019
Pharmacists under the aegis of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) have faulted the proposal of the Federal Ministry...
29 May 2019
All things being equal, President Muhammadu Buhari has started the second lap of his journey towards bringing Nigeria to the promise land. But the first part of the journey has been tortuous. It was filled with among others things unmet promises, frequent medical trips by Mr. President and some other political office holders especially to…
25 May 2019
The Federal government has flagged-off the N1.08 billion Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF) in Abia stated aimed at reducing inequality in use and access of healthcare services particularly by the most vulnerable...
14 May 2019
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, yesterday said the Federal Government had in the last three years spent over N5 billion to address health...
3 May 2019
Nigeria's health minister Isaac Adewole has disagreed with claims made by labour and employment minister Chris Ngige who said doctors were free to leave the country. Ngige, who spoke on a Channels Television programme in April said, “I am not worried about doctors leaving the country. We have surplus. If you have surplus, you export."…
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