lagos—The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, yesterday decried what it described as ‘absence’ of purposely-built isolation centres across the country unlike in the past where Infectious Diseases Hospitals existed in every states of the federation.

As part of strategies put in place towards providing quality service delivery and smooth hajj administration, the Lagos State Government has formally released the names of 19 schedule officers for year 2020 operation. The role of the officers is to coordinate, monitor and oversee the welfare of the intending pilgrims with a view to making […]

To strengthen national response to COVID-19 in Nigeria, Industrialist and Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has announced a donation of N1billion cash through the BUA Foundation and has also placed an order for additional donation of equipment and medical supplies, including testing kits and medical protective gear to nine states in Nigeria.

United Bank for Africa Plc,  UBA, yesterday, announced a donation of over N5 billion ($14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus  pandemic.

By Gabriel Olawale Worried by the consequences of inter-professional rivalry in the health sector, the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA has teamed up with the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN to proffer a lasting solution. Speaking in Lagos during the adoption of the committee report on sector harmony, NMA President, Dr. Francis Faduyile said the era […]

Urges LASG to adopt strategies used during Ebola crisis By Chioma Obinna With only 11 medical doctors currently attending to increasing patients at the Yaba Isolation Centre, medical doctors under the employ of Lagos state government has called for a total shutdown of the State even as it urged the State government to adopt the […]

Ado-Ekiti—In view of dwindling economic fortune of the nation arising from the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world, Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has restated his administration’s resolve to use the agriculture sector as a platform for the diversification of the state’s economy.

Lauds CBN, Bankers Committee on N100b loan package By Chioma Obinna To mitigate the shortage of essential drugs, the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigerian, PSN, on Thursday, appealed to the Federal government in the interim to issue directives to the Custom services to grant expedited clearance of health care and pharmaceutical in the ports, as many […]

Credible recognitions came the way of the founder of the respected wholly owned Nigerian conglomerate, Coscharis Group, Dr. Cosmas Maduka recently when he was awarded on three different platforms in his capacity as an entrepreneur per excellence.

As part of efforts to sustain the ongoing advocacy campaigns to curtail the spread of coronavirus through overloading of vehicles with passengers, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has again admonished all drivers of vehicles to carry only one person at the front and not more than three in a row  of the vehicles. While motorcycle riders should carry only one person at a time so that occupants will be able to guard themselves and watch out for symptoms as they commute to their destinations.