Health
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Resident Doctors Embark on Five-Day Warning Strike Over Unpaid Salaries
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a five-day warning strike, triggered by the Federal Government’s failure to address longstanding issues such as unpaid allowances, salary arrears, and other unresolved welfare demands. The…
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Diphtheria Outbreak Claims 10 Children in Niger State
A diphtheria outbreak in Niger State has claimed the lives of 10 children from Agaie and Bida Local Government Areas, who were taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Bida but died shortly after…
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Doctors to Decide on Possible Nationwide Strike Today
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is set to hold a pivotal National Executive Council meeting today to determine whether to launch a nationwide strike, as its 10-day ultimatum to the Federal Government expires.…
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Relief for Patients as Tinubu Slashes Dialysis Fees Nationwide
On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved a major healthcare intervention by reducing the cost of kidney dialysis from ₦50,000 to ₦12,000 per session in federal hospitals across Nigeria, aiming to ease the financial burden…
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Strike Continues as Nurses’ Union Awaits NEC Decision on Federal Government Promises
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI) has clarified that its ongoing nationwide warning strike has not been suspended, despite reports suggesting otherwise. This clarification follows a meeting…
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UCH Nurses Join Nationwide Strike, Appeal to Patients for Understanding
Nurses at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, have officially joined the ongoing nationwide seven-day warning strike called by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM). The UCH chapter of the union announced…
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Nurses Nationwide Commence Warning Strike Over Poor Working Conditions, Vow to Press On Despite Government Inaction
Healthcare services across Nigeria are poised for significant disruption as nurses under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI) have vowed to begin a seven-day…
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Cholera Outbreak Claims 13 Lives in Niger State, Over 230 Hospitalised Across Six LGAs
Niger State is currently battling a severe cholera outbreak that has spread across six local government areas, leaving at least 13 people dead and over 236 others hospitalised, according to state health officials. The situation,…
