The Federal Medical Centre, Abuja says it is planning to conduct a mass burial for all the unclaimed corpses in its morgue. According to the hospital authorities, this move is needed to help decongest the morgue that is currently piled with unclaimed bodies. Speaking to Punch, the Head of Clinical Services, Dr. Joseph Eziechila said…
Following the outbreak in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has warned Nigerians against non-essential trips to the East African country. The NCDC in a statement released on Monday, October 31, said it has put up several measures to prevent and mitigate the impact of a potential outbreak in Nigeria, including the development…
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to leave for London, United Kingdom, today October 31, 2022, for a routine medical check-up. A terse statement by Femi Adesina on Monday noted that Buhari will return to the country in the second week of November, 2022.
Contractors that supplied COVID-19 medical equipment and items to the Federal Capital Territory Administration stormed the streets to protest the partial payment of money allegedly owed them for three years (from 2019). The angry protesters blocked the entrance gate of the FCT Minister, causing gridlock and preventing vehicles from accessing the secretariat. Details later…
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s former aide, Reno Omokri, has stated that doctors are more easily accessible in Nigeria than in other countries. He said this via his Twitter handle on Sunday. Omokri went on to say that Nigeria possesses some of the best healthcare professionals on the earth but that affordability seems to be a major…
A seven-day ultimatum has been issued to the Federal Government by the Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI). The association gave the ultimatum to the FG to pay arrears of hazard allowances owed its members. The Association disclosed this in a communique signed by its Acting Chairman, Mr…
A new pharmacy law has been gazetted by the federal government to empower the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) to regulate all stakeholders in the distribution chain. Prof. Ahmed Tijjani Mora, chairman of the governing council of the organisation, made the disclosure in Abuja during the presentation of the gazetted PCN (Establishment) Act 2022 on…
As many as 200 Nigerian-trained doctors have been licensed by the government of the United Kingdom in just one month, a report by Sunday PUNCH has shown. Checks on the website of the General Medical Council, the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC…
The Federal Government has been dragged to court by nurse educators under the Federal Ministry of Health. The nurse educators are seeking an interpretation of the newly signed harmonized retirement age for teachers in Nigeria. In the suit No. FHC/183/2023, filed at the Federal High Court, Enugu, Mrs. Abba Ugo Cecelia, a Nurse educator, who…
The House of Representatives has raised an alarm over the possibility of the outbreak of a fresh pandemic. The legislative house raised alarm over the possibility of the Ebola virus returning to Nigeria, urging the Federal Government to immediately activate preventive measures. Members of the House, at the plenary on Thursday, unanimously adopted a motion…