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The president, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, Ijanikin, Lagos, Prof. Ademola Olaitan  has appealed to  President Muhammad Buhari to reconstitute the board of Medical Council of Nigeria (MDCN) saying the council had…

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. Ekpo Nta, has successfully bowed out of office after six years at the helm. He handed over the reins of the Commission to Hon. Alhaji…

The Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), says it will rely on  the cooperation of Lagos State policy makers, technocrats, religious and traditional leaders in the ongoing efforts to  increase family planning uptake in…

Abuja - The recently accredited laboratories of National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, (N AFDAC)  have been endorsed by a principal recipient of Global Fund, Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for monitoring…

Senator slams FG for non release release of health budget ABUJA - The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi, on Monday joined the Senate, opinion leaders and major institutions working on improving care for women…

ABUJA  - New multi-media communication plan and logo expected to help  increase the  use of modern contraceptives in Nigeria will be launched this Monday. At a briefing by the Federal Ministry of Health at the weekend, the new plan and…

NARD fails to hold anticipated meeting Abuja -  Hope that the week-long strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD, would end on Saturday has been dashed. The National Executive Council…

Laments underfunding of WASH ABUJA - As rains pound communities across Nigeria, 1.4 million displaced persons in the country’s northeast are at risk of cholera, the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has warned. Though residents…

ABUJA - The Executive Council of the  National Association of Resident Doctors in Nigeria, NARD, is currently holding a marathon meeting in Abuja to decide whether or not to end current strike by the doctors. Two members of the NEC who…

The Lagos State Government has restated its resolve to increase access to quality and affordable health care service through the implementation of its much awaited Health Insurance Scheme (LSHS). The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide…