WMA urges govts to move beyond political declarations to secure global health security
President of the World Medical Association, (WMA), Dr Osahon Enabulele, has stressed the need for global health security through the building of more resilient health systems and health workforce.
Supreme Court fixes Dec 15 to determine Nnamdi Kanu’s fate
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, slated December 15 to deliver its judgement on the appeal that is seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention.
Be proud of democratic stability; rise to be solution to big problems, U.S envoy, Wills Stevens tells Nigerian youths
The United States’ Consul General in Nigeria, Wills Stevens has charged Nigerian youths to rise up towards evolving solutions that will fix the mirage of challenges militating against the country from attaining the desired heights.
Why I collapsed during ministerial screening — Balarabe Abbas
A minister from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas, who slumped during the ministerial screening on Wednesday, says exhaustion was the cause of his collapse while appearing before the Senate.
Tribunal: HURIWA asks ICPC to probe Nasarawa Governor, Sule
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, on Thursday, appealed to the Independent and Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission, ICPC, to carry out an investigation on Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State.
Brain Drain: Our health sector at crossroads says, Erhabor, MLSN Registrar
The Registrar/ Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, (MLSN), Dr Tosan Erhabor, has raised the alarm that the effect of the brain drain has made jobs in the health sector cumbersome for the medical practitioners working across the country.
10 dead, 102 missing in Indian flash flood
Indian rescue teams searched on Thursday for 102 people missing after a devastating flash flood triggered by a high-altitude glacial lake burst killed at least 10, officials said.
Why we extended Chevening scholarship to Disable Persons — UK High Commission
The British High Commission in Nigeria says it offered a Chevening scholarship for the 2024/2025 academic year to Persons Living With Disabilities(PWDs) to guarantee fairness and equal access to education for all in line with international conventions.
World Bank lists naira among worst-performing African currencies
The World Bank has the Nigerian naira is among the worst-performing currencies in the African continent.
FCCPC’S Patients Bill Of Rights Will Assist Us Unravel Mystery Behind Greatness Olorunfemi’s Death — Irukera
BY: Victoria Ojeme A nine-man investigative panel has been inaugurated to ascertain the cause of death of Greatness Olorunfemi in Maitama District Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The inauguration is to kick start the process of findings aimed at charting the means of improving and achieving efficient health care delivery for the residents […]
Africa’s growth remains low, creation of jobs needed — World Bank
The World Bank says rising instability, weak growth in the region’s largest economies, and lingering uncertainty in the global economy are dragging down growth prospects in Sub-Saharan Africa(SSA).
