Category: Health
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Investments in hospitality facilities, tech very strategic, NIPR tells Kwara Gov
• We want to become a hub for conferencing: Gov AbdulRazaq Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received applause from the National Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) for his administration’s investments in critical infrastructure and projects that can drive rapid economic growth and make the state a hub. President of the…
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“National Hospital Abuja Denies Referring Actor Zack Orji to Private Medical Facility
By Milcah Tanimu The National Hospital Abuja (NHA) has refuted claims that it referred veteran Nollywood actor Zack Orji to a private medical facility. The denial was issued in a statement signed by the NHA spokesman, Tayo Haastrup, on behalf of the Chief Medical Director. Zack Orji had been admitted to the hospital after falling…
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Lagos Ranked 8th in Africa for Best Healthcare
By Milcah Tanimu Numbeo, a research firm specializing in quality of life data, has ranked Lagos as the 8th African city with the best healthcare system. Using a comprehensive algorithm, Cape Town in South Africa secured the top spot, followed by Pretoria in second place and Nairobi in third. The ranking reflects the expansion of…
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Kwara Gov Approves 100% Consolidated Health Salary Structure For Nurses
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the implementation of a 100% Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for Nurses in the state. Additionally, the governor approved the recruitment of more nurses to fill the vacuum created by the brain drain in the country and to improve the quality and standard of…
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ROFWOL Launches Campaign Against Cervical Cancer, Advocates Collective Action
By Milcah Tanimu The Rock Foundation for Widows, Orphans & Less Privileged (ROFWOL), led by founder Mrs Favour Chika-Okafor, has launched a campaign against cervical cancer, emphasizing the need for collective efforts in the fight against the disease. The non-profit organization, dedicated to empowering underprivileged children and poor widows, announced plans to provide free cervical…
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Delta Govt Dares pure Water Producers Over Increment of Price of Table water, ATWAP Cites Hike In production Materials
Delta State Government has reminded table water producers that they do not enjoy monopoly of water and should take needless advantage of their customers by arbitrary increasing the price of their products. Members of the Association of Table Water producers ( ATWAP) since last weekend, commenced an intermittent strike action to push for increase in…
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Alia Pledges Collaboration With USAID, Other International Agencies To Improve Health Care In Benue
Benue State Governor Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia has promised to collaborate with the United Nations Agency for International Development, USAID, and other International Agencies working in the state to improve health care system. The governor who made the promise at government house Makurdi,when he received a team of Donor Organizations and implementing partners of USAID…
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Nigeria Learning Crisis Begins In Children’s Earliest Years-UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has stated that Nigeria’s learning crisis begins in children’s earliest years as only half of Nigeria’s children are developmentally on track in early childhood. Chief of Education of UNICEF Nigeria, Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan who disclosed this at a 2-day National Conference on the Learning Crisis in Nigeria on Wednesday added…
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Kwara Gov reaffirms commitment to agric devt, food sufficiency
….As govt partners Kwara Agriculture Network to host 4th food summit Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reiterated his administration’s commitment to investing more in agriculture and partnering with relevant stakeholders to find a lasting solution to food insecurity in the state and the country at large. The Governor, who stated…
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Lagos Government Shuts Down Hospital Over Unethical Blood Transfusion Practices
By Milcah Tanimu An unnamed private hospital in Lagos State has been closed by the government due to its unethical practice of collecting and transfusing unscreened and unlabelled blood to unsuspecting patients. This hospital, situated in Ago-Okota within the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, was identified and sealed by the Lagos State Blood Transfusion Service (LSBTS)…