The Ogun State chairperson of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Adejoke Bello says the existence of auxiliary nurses is not recognised in Nigeria’s healthcare system, describing them as quacks. Bello insisted that there is no such role in the nursing profession and that anyone claiming to be an auxiliary nurse…
Ogun State Government has again read a riot act against quackery in the health sector, sealing 10 unapproved medical facilities in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who led a team of medical personnel from the Hospital Services Department of the Ministry, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Association of General Private…
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN, CON, has approved the payment of 100 percent hazard allowance to medical Doctors on the state government payroll. The payment of the allowance will take effect from 2nd October, 2023 The Chairman of NMA in Ondo state, Omosehin Adeyemi-Osowe thanked the governor for fulfilling his promise. He said…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called for the strengthening of cross-sectoral partnership between Nigeria and the European Union (EU) based on the principles of democracy, rule of law, and freedom. Receiving a delegation of the EU, led by Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, EU Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships, the President welcomed the…
Comrade (Nurse) Roseline Solarin, the Ogun State Chairperson of the Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), has given her administration’s scorecard from 19th October 2019 to 12th October, 2023. At a well – attended ceremony of NANNM State Delegate conference, held at the Nurses House, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Thursday. Comrade Solarin, who…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has flagged off the distribution of free maternal drugs worth over N800m to five (5) general hospitals for maternal healthcare services. The distribution was conducted at the Borno State Medical Store located behind flour mills in Maiduguri on Thursday. The benefitting Hospitals: State Specialist Hospital, Maiduguri, Mohammed Shuwa…
Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for visiting 12-year old Master Adebola, the boy with a case of alleged missing small intestine. Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, described the Governor’s action as a reflection that the government was responsive and caring. “It shows the Governor is…
At least six people, mainly children, have died with 12 others hospitalised following the outbreak of diphtheria disease at Kafanchan in Jema’a Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mohammed Shehu, who said that the diphtheria disease occurred in three…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria will need to build no fewer than 3.9 million toilets annually to meet the open defecation-free target by 2025. Dr Jane Bevan, UNICEF Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), said this on Monday at the opening of a two-day Maiden Toilet Business Owners Conference in…
Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have commenced an indefinite strike over Federal Government’s failure to adjust the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for health workers, as was done with the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for physicians. Consequently, the unions directed members in federal health institutions…
The Ogun State Government has described as blatant falsehood, a news report which claimed that the Federal Government refused to make COVID-19 reimbursement to the state because of pervasive corruption. In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State Governor, Mr. Kunle Somorin, the State Government said that contrary to the…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC), has granted registration approval for the R21 Malaria Vaccine (Recombinant, Adjuvanted), manufactured by Serum Institute of India Limited. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General of the Agency, made the disclosure during a press briefing in Abuja on Monday. The development comes a few days after…
….says efforts geared towards addressing maternal, infant mortality The Ogun State Government has said that the rationale behind the introduction of tricycle ambulances in the State was to address the menace of maternal and infant mortality in rural areas. It stated that lack of transportation has been identified as one of the major causes…
The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) today sealed Chiffy Supermarket, located at 3, Oduduwa Crescent GRA, Ikeja, for selling expired toothpaste and other household products. The General Manager of LASCOPA, Afolabi Solebo Esq. had earlier on Sunday responded and acted swiftly by visiting the supermarket following a tip-off from a Consumer’s Facebook post…
A nurse in Ogun State, Mrs. Oluwaseun Sodiya, has appealed for financial help from fellow Nigerians and concerned persons across the globe to help save her ailing 11-year-old son, Anjolaoluwa, who has been diagnosed of a heart disease. The worried medical personnel at the State Hospital in Ota has appealed to her state Governor,…
The Ogun State Government has distanced itself from the fake sale of forms into Schools of Nursing and Midwifery being advertised in the social media, warning members of the public to avoid falling prey to the evil elements behind it. In a press statement by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, the state had…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), has rated Nigeria’s risk of an Ebola outbreak as high. This was contained in a statement by the NCDC on Tuesday as Uganda continues to grapple with an outbreak of the deadly disease. The statement read in part, “Based on available data, the overall risk of…
…decries migration of Nigerians medical personnel The Chairman of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Ogun State Chapter, Nurse Roseline Solarin has called on government at all levels to pay necessary attention to the health sector’s needs, improve investment in Nurses and review hazard allowances for better service delivery. Solarin made this call…
•Says Contributory Health Insurance Scheme Will Rebrand The State Health Sector Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on Tuesday said he is proud of the achievements recorded by his administration in the health sector. The Governor declared that the health sector in the state fared better under his administration since he assumed office in…
Niger state governor Abubakar Sani Bello has flagged off the distribution of 3.7 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets and scaled up 3.0 covid-19 and rotavirus vaccines in the state. Malaria is a leading cause of illness and death in many of the countries where it exists. It occurs mostly in poor tropical and subtropical regions. Young…