Ngozi Okpala
- Health , News
- December 22, 2021
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Lassa fever kills consultants, Nasarawa doctors ask for N100,000 hazard allowance
Medical doctors working with the Nasarawa State Government have appealed to Governor Abdullahi Sule to consider increasing their monthly hazard allowance from N5,000 to N100,000. The doctors expressed their concern…
AdminGOV UGWUANYI restores medical services at mmaku cottage hospital (PHOTO NEWS)
The executive governor of Enugu State, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi will inaugurates the restored Mmaku Cottage Hospital, Awgu on the 4th of January 2022. The hospital which has since been…
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 500% Increase In Omicron, Delta COVID-19 Cases, Now In Fourth Wave Of Pandemic
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday stated that Nigeria had entered the fourth wave of coronavirus disease following a 500 per cent increase in the number of cases…
- Health , News
- December 21, 2021
- 197 views
Anxious patient’s relative attacks LASUTH workers, nurse breaks neck, others injured
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested the relative of a patient at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, for allegedly attacking medical workers at the hospital. It was…
Canada Lifts Travel Restriction On Nigeria, South Africa, Others
Canada has lifted the travel ban on foreign travellers from Nigeria and nine other African countries. This was disclosed by the country’s Health Minister, Jean-Yves Duclos, at a news conference…
FG warns Nigerians as COVID-19 cases rise by 630% in 10 days
The Federal Government on Thursday warned Nigerians to take responsibility for their health as COVID-19 cases continued to rise in the country. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olorunmimbe…
- Health , News
- December 17, 2021
- 124 views
Buhari approves payment of health workers whose salaries were withheld during strike
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has directed the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, to release the wages of doctors and other health workers, which…
- Health , News , Politics
- December 16, 2021
- 155 views
Reps probe non-functional primary healthcare centres nationwide
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Healthcare Services to investigate the non-functionality of the Primary Healthcare Centres in the country and report back within four weeks for…
Nigeria records 730 new COVID-19 cases in 10 states, FCT
Nigeria recorded 730 new cases of COVID-19 in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 218,596. The Nigeria…
Omicron: Why UK removed Nigeria from travel red list – High commissioner
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has explained that the United Kingdom removed Nigeria from its travel red list based on “scientific and public health data”. She stated…
