Health

Enugu State Government has approved Consolidated Health Workers Salary Scale as demanded by members of Allied Union of Health Workers in the state, a yearning by the workers that has subsisted in the past years without success. This gesture entails an increase in the take-home for various health workers in …

By Hassana Yakubu A 13-year-old girl allegedly raped by eight men including an Imam, is said to be five months pregnant with twins in Kubau Local Government, Kaduna State. Head of Arridah Foundation, Hajiya Rabi Salisu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Kaduna that the case …

Ayodeji Alabi Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has confirmed the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state, saying laboratory tests have confirmed a total of 36 cases, including 9 deaths. Akeredolu, who made the revelation in Akure during a live broadcast on Saturday night, said a total of 102 …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 31, 2018 arraigned five former officials of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, Edo State Branch, on a 21-count charge of fraud, stealing, conspiracy to commit felony and false accounting before Justice Efe Ikponwonba of the Edo State High Court sitting …

Recent research reveals that about 220 million people across the world experience one heart problem or the other at a particular time in life. According to a WHO data, by 2020, major heart illness will be the principal cause of death in the world, especially among men. The economic cost …

By Sam Oditah The management of Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, says no case of Lassa fever had been recorded in the hospital. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the hospital, Mr Darlington Madubuko, told newsmen on Tuesday in Umuahia that it was untrue the reported death of a suspected Lassa …

Police in the Indian capital on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old man on charges of raping his eight-month-old female cousin. “The man has confessed, he was drunk when he attacked the girl,” a senior police officer said. The incident happened in north-west Delhi on Sunday. Delhi Commission of Women chief Swati …

By Philip Yatai No fewer than 20 people died in a ghastly motor accident along Kaduna-Abuja expressed way on Sunday night. The Sector Commander of the Federal Roads Safety Corps in Kaduna State, Umar Ibrahim, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Monday that the accident occurred …

By Chukwuemeka Opara The Ebonyi Government, on Saturday, blamed the Federal Government for its poor response to the Lassa fever outbreak, which was reported in the state since Jan. 14. Gov. David Umahi, made this disclosure in Abakaliki while receiving Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health during his visit …

Lagos State Government, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday lauded the Canadian government for donating bio safety laboratory worth $3.25million (about N951.3million) to the State Government, saying that the gesture deserved to be commended. Speaking at Epe while receiving the High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Mr Christopher Thornley on a …

The Lagos State Government has confirmed the death of Mr. Deji Tinubu, the Special Adviser on Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives. The Government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan expressed “shock and disbelief’ over the sudden death of Mr. Tinubu and has reached …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised the Federal Government to establish emergency call desks at strategic health facilities to address the rampaging Lassa fever in the country. Abubakar in a statement issued by his Media Office on Thursday in Abuja also advised government to ramp up …

PAMO University of Medical Sciences (PUMS), Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has commenced undergraduate admission for its first batch of applicants for the 2017/2018 academic year. The University which was recently licensed by the Federal Government, is the first full-fledged private Medical University in the country. The take-off faculties are: Faculty …

South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has been hospitalised for a kidney infection but is expected to make a full recovery, the Times Live online news site said on Tuesday. Times Live, quoting her spokesman Victor Dlamini, said the 81-year-old had complained of a “loss of appetite” and that “one …

By Sunday Bassey Akwa Ibom Government says it has received 25 containers of medical equipment for upgrading general hospitals in the state to World standard. Dr Dominic Ukpong, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in Eket Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. According to him, the state …

BY ABDULLAHI ISAH, MAIDUGURI The remains of the Police orderly of Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno state, Inspector Mohammed Azare has been committed to mother earth amidst tears at the Gwange Grave yard Maiduguri. Inspector Mohammed Azare was said to have collapsed at the Government House Maiduguri few hours after …

Bayelsa state government on Tuesday said improved healthcare delivery services had been improved because of its various policies and programmes in the health sector which have been impacting tremendously on the lives of the people. Already, the government in partnership with the Federal government, World Bank and other related agencies …

By Douglas Okoro Public and private schools in Ebonyi shut on Jan. 18 to check the spread of Lassa fever outbreak in the state have reopened, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Prof. John Eke, the Commissioner for Education, told NAN on Monday in Abakaliki, that the schools were …

Meeting the healthcare needs of all Bayelsans is central to the policy thrust of the state government in the health sector, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has said. According to him, public spending on health has increased in the recent times because the state government is …

Starting January 2018, male employees of Access Bank Plc can take advantage of an enhanced parental leave policy that extends paid benefits to all mothers and fathers. Fostering an inclusive workplace, the policy offers paid leave to all new parents at the Bank including mothers and fathers, as well as …

By Yakubu Uba Fire has engulfed Yola town market, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi, the Adamawa State Chief Fire Officer who confirmed the development to NAN said his men were so far in control of the situation. “I am at the scene of the incident …

By Emmanuel Acha The Enugu State Government has called on residents of the state to be on guard against Lassa fever following the outbreak of the disease in neighbouring Ebonyi. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Fintan Ekochin, made the appeal on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agency …

By Chukwuemeka Opara Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has advised residents of Ebonyi to minimize handshakes, following the outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state. Umahi gave the advice on Tuesday in Abakaliki while briefing newsmen on the outcome of a meeting with the management of the Federal Teaching Hospital, …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has summoned the contractor and officials of the State Ministry of Health to explain the reason behind the slow pace of work at the Mother and Child Hospital in Port Harcourt. Speaking after project inspection on Saturday, Governor Wike said that the percentage of …