72.6% of foreign-trained doctors failed assessment test-MDCN (Sun) Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), on Wednesday, inducted new 205 foreign-trained medical doctors and dentists who were successful in the assessment test conducted by the Council recently. The induction exercise…
My guy, when are you moving to Canada? – ‘Gbubemi E. Atimomo
…Pondering on the gradual exodus of some Nigerians to greener pastures Sometime in the 1980s, most likely during the Babangida regime, a national orientation TV advert aired featuring the late actor Enebeli Elebuwa as Andrew, the main character. In the…
FEC approves N6.07tn for revamp of health sector (ThisDay)
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, wednesday in Abuja approved whopping N6.07 trillion for a thorough and comprehensive revamp of the health sector. Briefing journalists at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting…
Strike: You’ve no right to intimidate, harass doctors, FG tells JOHESU (SUN)
The Federal Government has reminded striking health workers that they lack the right to intimidate and harass other health workers that are not engaged in the strike. President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Ugochukwu Chinaka, raised…
No Nigerian’ll die of malaria by 2020 -FG (SUN)
The Federal Government, on Friday, assured Nigerians that nobody would die of malaria-related disease by the year 2020. The government, through the Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, who gave the assurance at the 58th Annual General Meeting of the…
Why FG banned importation of codeine-based syrup (Punch)
The Federal Ministry of Health has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control to ban with immediate effect further issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical ingredient for cough preparations. The Minister…
