Sam EFERARO

ABUJA - President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday, directed embattled Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof. Yusuf Usman, to proceed on “administrative leave” with immediate effect. The President also empanelled a…

Education Minister canvases collaboration with corporate bodies The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, has urged Nigerians to consistently coach children to think creatively in order to become champions while he called more…

ABUJA - The Federal government has declared that governing boards lack powers to suspend or remove chief executive officers of their agencies or institutions. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, made the…

Advocates support for survivors In furtherance of its mission to provide services, reduce the  incidence, complications and burden of strokes, Stroke Action Nigeria, a national Stroke support organization, joined the rest of the…

Senate President Bukola Saraki President Muhammadu Buhari recently declined assent to the “Social Work Professionalization Bill,” following its shortcomings. The bill seeks to professionalize, standardize and regulate social work in the…

Prof. Odedina As Nigeria prepares for the first ever Clinical Trial Congress in Lagos from November 13 to 16, the convener, Prof. Folakemi Odedina a USA-based cancer scientist says the country can no longer afford to sit on the fence but…

Mrs Lateef Ibijoke (3rd from right) receiving her special recognition award As part of efforts to encourage its staff, the board of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi Araba, yesterday, October 26, honoured a Nurse in the…

• Nigeria steps up efforts for certification ABUJA - The World Health Organization has applauded Africa for being free of the deadly wild polio virus in two years, covering 2017 and 2018. In a statement on Wednesday, the…

(L-R): NACA DG, Dr Sani Aliyu, Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole (3rd) Global Fund Executive Director, Mr Peter Sands and other officials at the meeting ABUJA - But for the Global Fund and the US President Emergency Plan for AIDS…

• Now you can access medical tests at home Stack Diagnostics, a premium molecular diagnostics and personalised medicine company, has unveiled an online portal known as DiagnosMe.Africa  to enhance health care delivery in Nigeria.…