Resident doctors suspend protest
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its planned protest and picketing of the Federal Ministry of Health, Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation…
Doctors begin daily protest, picketing from Wednesday
Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will from Wednesday commence a daily peaceful protest and picketing of the offices of the Federal Ministry of…
Diphtheria: Three dead, seven hospitalised in Kaduna
Suspected outbreak of Diphtheria in Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State has killed three children leaving seven others hospitalised. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria…
184 die in 17 states from Lassa fever as cases hit 1,038
There were 1,038 Lassa fever cases in Nigeria between January and December 18, 2022, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC). The agency said between December…
Resident doctors reconvene Wednesday on possible strike
Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will meet next Wednesday to decide whether or not to go on strike. The meeting, according to the…
Nigeria’s monkeypox death toll highest in Africa – WHO
The World Health Organisation, on Thursday, said Nigeria currently has the highest monkey pox death toll and confirmed cases in Africa. The organisation’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti,…
Monkeypox cases rise to 220 – NCDC
The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa, said the Monkeypox cases in the country had risen to 220. Dr. Adetifa made this known at…
Resident Doctors Extend Ultimatum By Two weeks
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has shifted its decision on the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government by two weeks. In a communique at the end of…
Insecurity: UNIOSUN Residents Doctors Begin Warning Strike
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors, Osun State University chapter, on Friday, convened an emergency general meeting, to discuss the increasing in state of insecurity in the hospital environment.…
Ekiti records 74 new Covid-19 cases
Ekiti State Government has disclosed it has recorded seventy four new cases of COVID-19 in the state.A statement in Ado Ekiti yesterday by the State Commissioner for Health and Human…