Health

An accountant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH) in Sokoto, Lukumanu Sani Waziri, has been sentenced for embezzling over N60 million through the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS). Waziri’s illegal activities, which included diverting public funds into private accounts, were uncovered after an investigation by the Independent ...

The Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Professor Olufunke Ola-Davis has emphasized the urgent need for greater investment in veterinary medicine to tackle the numerous challenges faced by the sector across Nigeria. Her remarks came during the official launch of a new educational book titled “Rudiments of Veterinary Anaesthesia ...

The Yobe State Family Planning Media Team has been commended for its impactful role in raising awareness about family planning and reproductive health across the state. Through strategic advocacy and community engagement, the team has made significant strides in promoting the benefits of child spacing practices. During an end-line review ...

The Federal Government has announced plans to launch an emergency care initiative targeting 1.7 million pregnant women in rural areas. The initiative, known as the Rural Emergency Service and Maternal Transportation (RESMAT), aims to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates in rural areas. According to Adejoke Dada, representative of the ...

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has expressed concerns over the inadequate funding of the health sector in Nigeria. Despite the federal government’s annual appropriation of a considerable amount of money to the health sector, Abbas notes that the amount is still grossly inadequate and far below what ...

Veterinary doctors in Kogi State have appealed to Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo to pay all accumulated arrears owed to them by the State Government. The Kogi State Chairman, Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association, (NVMA) Dr Tolu Omotugba made the appeal on Wednesday in Lokoja at a press conference. He said “We ...

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi State has received 100 percent hazard allowance for their members under the employment of Kogi State government The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo had promised to implement 100 percent hazard allowance for the medical workers in the state. The medical body gave ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has intercepted 48,380 pills of tramadol along Ewohimi road, heading toward Kabba in Kogi. This was contained in a statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, in Abuja on Sunday. Babafemi stated that the consignment were loaded in ...

As enrolment of Civil Servants into the Formal Sector Health Insurance Plan (FOS-Care) of Kogi State Health Insurance Agency, KGSHIA, commenced today, Hon. Abraham Jacob, a permanent board member of KGSHIA, commends Governor Yahaya Bello for showing concerns to the health security cum insurance of the state civil servants by ...

Medical experts have called on women in Nigeria to get more involved in the global fight against cervical cancer which claims atleast 23 lives daily according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), to eradicate the disease in the country. The experts spoke at the grand finale of the “4 Girls ...