MDCAN
21 Nov
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), University College Hospital (UCH) chapter, Ibadan, has called on the Federal Government to increase the retirement age of consultants to 70 years and unify the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) to rescue medical education in the country.
20 Nov
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), which began a seven-day warning strike on Monday, has said 1,106 out of the 6,137 medical and dental consultants in Nigeria have migrated to other countries
5 Nov
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital has praised the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Education Dr. Tunji Alausa, and Permanent Secretary of Education Mrs. Rakiya Ilyasu regarding the controversial selection process of the university’s vice-chancellor. In a statement issued on Tuesday, MDCAN's…
18 Oct
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Southeast caucus, has announced a five-day warning strike for universities in the Southeast and South-South regions in support of staff at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, who are protesting the exclusion of clinical lecturers from the eligibility criteria for the Vice-Chancellor position. In a letter…
25 Sep
The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Awka, has embarked on an indefinite strike over exclusion of clinical lecturers from contesting for the position of Vice Chancellor in the institution. A statement jointly signed by Dr Victor Modekwe and Dr Sunday Oriji, Chairman and Secretary…
2 Jun
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has observed with grave concerns the failure of Federal and state
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Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has said that he suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Moses Ekuma, for three months because he did not show capacity to manage the ministry. Nwifuru said this on Wednesday in Abakiliki, while addressing stakeholders from different sectors during the citizens’ engagement forum for the 2025 budget proposal. He…
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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Board over the 2024 Hajj exercise has protested against the allocation of 50 per cent airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabian airlines. The panel called on the Federal Government to review the allocation, describing the…
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The Edo State Government has revealed why Governor Monday Okpebholo decided to suspend the free bus initiative for residents. Okpebholo's spokesman Fred Itua gave the reason for the suspension in a statement on Wednesday evening, adding that the governor is still being briefed. “The governor is being briefed on issues surrounding the operation of the…
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Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has concluded arrangements to refund over N95 million to 1,572 pilgrims, who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise from the state. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Labbo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Wednesday. Labbo said the refund…
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The Edo State Vehicle Recovery Committee has successfully recovered 30 government-owned vehicles from former officials of the previous administration. The committee's chairman, Kelly Okungbowa, revealed that the vehicles were retrieved following valuable information provided by whistleblowers, a statement by Fred Itua, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Monday Okpebholo, said on Monday. Among the recovered vehicles…
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Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has elected Alhasasan Yahaya of the Gombe Media Cooperation (GMC) as its new president. Yahaya emerged at the 8th Triennial national delegates conference of the Union held in Owerri, on Wednesday. He garnered 436 votes out of the 602 delegates votes to clinch victory in the poll, having defeated Mr.…
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A flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings, Access Bank, says it has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank, in Angola, and in Sierra Leone. Mr Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogbonna said: “We are…