The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has written a letter to the state House of Assembly, notifying it about his going on medical leave for 21 working days following his health condition. The governor also notified the Assembly that he had handed over to his deputy, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in an acting capacity. While acknowledging the receipt of the …

The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighbouring countries within the West African sub- region. In a statement in Abuja on Monday, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe said that the affected countries are, Northern Ghana bordering Burkina Faso and Togo. Umakhihe said …

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has approved the recruitment of  39 medical doctors and 156 other health workers for the 13 General Hospitals in the state. The appointments came against the backdrop of reported manpower shortage in the General Hospitals. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Dr. Monday Uzor, announced the recruitment in a statement on Sunday. The …

Officials of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) at the weekend busted peddlers of unauthorised chemicals in Lagos where a good number of arrests were made. “If it is restricted chemical, we have got to monitor it when it comes in; when moving it from one place to another NAFDAC also monitors that transfer because chemicals …

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it is committed to work together with the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) to combat the menace of drug abuse in the country, misuse of chemicals and alcoholism, which pose dangers to the wellbeing of Nigerians. During a courtesy call by NAFDAC management team to NCTC headquarters …

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) has debunked rumours that the Bola Tinubu Health and Diagnostic Centre sited in the hospital is owned by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Saturday, LASUTH Chief Medical Director, Prof. Tokunbo Fabamwo said that the clarification was necessary as some social media posts had linked the ownership of the facility to the …

In continuation of its long-term drive to promote fitness and healthy living among Nigerians, Power Oil, the preferred healthy vegetable cooking oil in Nigeria, recently extended its campaign tagged “Healthy Nation” to the Lagos State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp, Ipaja where various fun activities were organized to engage Corp members and officials. The Healthy Nation is a …

On Friday, medical doctors in Abia state suspended their six months old industrial action to enable the present administration offset the backlog of unpaid salaries. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Chairman, Abia Chapter, Dr Isaiah Abali, announced the suspension at a news briefing in Umuahia. In a communique jointly signed by Abali and Secretary, Daniel Ekeleme, the doctors said they …

Delta State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass has promised to bring to book a mobile police officer, who assaulted a female NYSC medical doctor serving at Ogwashi-Uku General Hospital, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the state. The doctor was said to be attending to patients at the hospital when she was assaulted by the yet-to-be-identified police officer, who was …

The Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has urged the third set of Bachelor of Nursing Science graduates of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja to be ready to give back to the society. She also appealed to them to jettison the idea of relocating out of the country but stay back to practice their …