…Says State will take full advantage of Ibadan Dry Seaport The Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde said on Monday that the state government was ready to partner with the National Agency for Foods, Drugs, Administration, and Control (NAFDAC) to rid the state of illicit drugs. Governor Makinde, who stated this while receiving the…
HEALTH
Gov Abiodun procures modern equipment for Ogun hospitals
In its bid to fulfill his promise of revamping the health sector in Ogun, the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has procured modern medical equipment for secondary health hospitals across the state. The Permanent Secretary, Hospitals Management Board, Dr. Nafiu Aigoro while taking delivery of the state-of-the art equipment at State Hospital ijaye, Abeokuta, said…
NAF offers free medical.srrvices to flood victims in Jigawa
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it is offering a three-day medical outreach to victims of flood in Dantsa Community, Buji Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, disclosed this in statement on Friday in Abuja. He said, ”The medical outreach, which was at the…
Mrs Sanwo-Olu flags off free surgery for 150 Lagosians
…Reiterates Commitment To Reposition Health Sector Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday flagged off free surgical intervention programme for residents of the State as part of activities to commemorate the 100 days in office of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration. The free health mission, which is being organized by the State Government in…
EKITI: Female genital mutilation practitioners surrender tools in return for empowerment package
….as First Lady commences advocacy tour of communities in the state Scores of practitioners of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Ikole Local Government area of Ekiti State on Monday surrendered their instruments to the Wife of the Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, with a promise not to return to the practice considered as dangerous to the…
Nigerian Senator reveals how elites are destroying Nigeria’s healthcare delivery
The Senator representing Plateau North, Istifanus Gyang has described medical tourism as a conspiracy by the elite for the collapse of healthcare system in the country. He also blamed leadership failure of “political elites” whom he said are supposed to provide effective healthcare delivery with good personnel for the citizenry, but have neglected doing so…
Security operatives whisked Sheikh Zakzaky away arrival in Abuja
The spokesman of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, Ibrahim Musa, had said that Sheik El Ibraheem Zakzaky, was whisked away by security operatives on arrival at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. A press release signed by Musa, stated that, “Our leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, has landed safely at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport…
El Zakzaky returning to Nigeria, after unresolved issues on treatment
The leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigerian, IMN, Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, is on his way back to Nigeria from the Indian hospital where he had gone to receive medical attention. The Shi’ite leader was billed to begin his return journey to Abuja at 5pm Nigerian time. A tweet by the Zakzaky Office indicated that El-Zakzaky…
FG dismisses Zakzaky’s demands in Indua as his antics
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to the stance of Sheik El Zakzaky of insisting to be treated by only known doctors in Indian hospital, saying it was only one of his antics. The High Court in Kaduna had, on August 5, 2019, granted Sheikh Ibraheem EL-Zakzaky leave to travel to India for medical…
El Zakzaky: I’m not safe in India
Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, popularly known as Shiite, has cried out over what he described as the pathetic and worrisome situation he had been subjected to in India’s hospital. El-Zakzaky had been granted permission by Kaduna court to be flown to India for medical attention following alleged…