The Federal Government has rolled out conditions schools and learning institutions must meet before they reopen. The conditions are contained in a 36-page document submitted to the Senate by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu for their Information. The document obtained by The Nation is titled: “Guidelines for schools and learning facilities reopening after
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The National Council on Health (NCH), on Tuesday, June 22 2020 in a virtual meeting, approved the Health Sector COVID-19 Pandemic Response Action Plan, to curtail the spread of the pandemic. The Action Plan designed by the Ministry of Health and the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 as an effective response to fight the
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The 2020 World Hepatitis Day is very much approaching and it is a day set aside to create awareness about the viral disease which has killed many people silently as compared to COVID 19. On Tuesday 28 July 2020 which is the Hepatitis Day there will be different Media events all over the world to
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By: Chuks Collins, Awka An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist specialist and university don, Dr Joseph Ugbaja has described heavy/increased menstrual flow as the commonest symptom of uterine fibroid. Dr Ugbaja who is the Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi, made this disclosure at a health seminar at the
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Following the intervention well meaning Nigerians the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike with immediate effect from Monday, June 22. Dr Aliyu Sokomba NARD President in a statement made available to The DAILY VENDOR News stated that the National Executive Council decided to suspend the strike in order to give
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The Federal Government has released N13.642billion for the payment of hazard allowances and group life insurance for health workers and Federal civil servants nationwide, The Nation reports. It said all the issues raised in the 14-day strike action notice have been met. It asked the striking doctors to live up to their Hippocratic Oath by
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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, (NGF) on Saturday night brokered a truce with the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), to call off the one week strike, consequent upon which the doctors have agreed to suspend the action. They have appealed to the doctors to call off the strike promising to sit in a week’s time
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The Joint Health Sector Union and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) has told the Federal Government that it can no longer guarantee industrial peace and harmony in the health sector, and therefore, threatened to embark on strike if their long list of demands which include immediate payment of COVID-19 special incentives and hazard /inducement
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A Nigerian Twitter user has taken to the social media app to share photos of an infected mouth after he gave a woman ‘head’. He has been urged to go and treat the disease which appears to be herpes and also let the woman know. @Kandiwapa11 took to his page to share how he got
Read moreThe National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria on Monday commenced a nationwide strike after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum. The National President of NARD, Dr Aliyu Sokomba, had in a circular last week said the association found it necessary to take “the painful decision” following the inability of the Federal Government to meet
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The Nigeria TB Caucus was launched on the 22nd of March 2018 in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Secretariat is hosted by the Stop TB Partnership Nigeria and works closely with other key stakeholders to advocate for legislation and domestic resources mobilisation for TB amongst other things. Since the beginning
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Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) Anambra state chapter has called on Governor Willie Obiano to redeem his promise on the upgrading of Umuchu General Hospital in Aguata Local Government Area as Centre for Primary Health Insurance Scheme. The chairman, Vincent Ezekwueme who made the call in a statement, also asked the governor to upgrade the Ugwuakwu
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Authorities of the Ekwulobia General hospital in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra state has decried low patronage being experienced in the facility occasioned by the deplorable condition of the road leading to the hospital. The Doctor in charge of the hospital, Dr. Arinze Ugochukwu who stated this yesterday while fielding questions from newsmen during
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Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Ondo State chapter have given a 14-day ultimatum to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to address their grievances or face strike. The NAGGMDP, an affiliate of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), issued the ultimatum after an emergency State Executive Council meeting
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Calls for immediate return of sacked members The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors has threaten the federal government with an indefinite strike if they fail to implement the agreements it had with the association within the next 14 days. The 14-day ultimatum was issued by the NARD in Bauchi on Saturday, 30th May at the
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