COVID-19: NMA rejects FG plans to invite Chinese doctors
By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on monday rejected plans by the Federal Government to invite Chinese doctors into the country, describing it as an embarrassment to the membership of the association and other health workers in the country. Making their position known in a press statement, the President of the NMA, Dr […]
FG to disburse N1.6bn to 84,000 beneficiaries in Kano
The Federal Government has concluded plans to disburse N1.6 billion to 84,000 beneficiaries in 15 Local Government Areas of Kano State through the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. A statement issued on Monday by Mr Hassan Musa Fagge, the Chief Press Secretary to the Kano State Deputy Governor, quotes the National Coordinator of the programme, […]
BOI donates N700m towards COVID-19 relief aid
By Sola Ogundipe Nigeria’s foremost Development Finance Institution, the Bank of Industry (BOI) has joined other corporates and philanthropists in supporting the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria through donation of N700 million in relief funding. The bank announced weekend that it has contributed N500 million of its relief funding to […]
COVID-19: NMA Committee urges FG to create more testing centres
…says supply of medical equipment to isolation centres better than cash donations By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja To quicken steps taken to arrest the spread of Coronavirus in the country, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called for the creation of more testing laboratories. It also urged the coalition of private sector players supporting the fight […]
COVID-19: UITH suspends consultant over alleged release of suspected patient’s corpse
The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Monday announced the suspension of Prof. Alakija Salami as a Senior Consultant from the hospital. The management said in a statement signed by Mr David Odaibo, the Director of Administration of UITH, that the suspension was as a result of alleged unethical conduct in the admission, management […]
Nigeria must expand capacity of healthcare providers — Lesi
By Gabriel Olawale THE Provost, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Professor Afolabi Lesi, has advocated for more investment in capacity building of healthcare professionals in Nigeria, saying the present output is not commensurate with demand. Speaking during the fifth Induction Ceremony and 10th Anniversary of Medical Laboratory Science of the institution, Lesi said that […]
