Health & Fitness

FG Raises Nurses Uniform Allowance The Federal Government has approved an increase in the uniform allowance paid to nurses, raising it from the previous rate to ₦80,000. The adjustment is part of ongoing efforts to improve welfare…
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FCTA Tightens Response to Snakebite Cases The Federal Capital Territory Administration has pledged to strengthen measures to curb snakebite incidents following the death of Ms Ifunanya Lucy Nwangene, who died after complications from a…
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Patients Left Helpless As Doctors Goes On Strike Across Nigeria, patients are being turned away from public hospitals as the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions enters its third month, crippling healthcare services…
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NAFDAC Resumes Ban Of Sachet Alcohol The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has restarted enforcement of the ban on alcoholic drinks sold in sachets and small plastic or glass bottles below 200 millilitres,…
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About 200 nurses at Benue State University Teaching Hospital are at the centre of a growing dispute after the Elegant Nurses Forum accused hospital management of punishing them for joining a lawful strike in 2024. The forum said the…
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Renowned writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, have given Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos seven days to release full medical records linked to the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege. …
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Resident doctors across Nigeria have suspended their planned strike after reaching new agreements with the Federal Government over unpaid entitlements and working conditions affecting the health sector. The decision followed a week of…
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Doctors and health groups in Nigeria are calling for answers after the death of the 21-month-old son of writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie during a medical procedure at Euracare Hospital in Lagos. The case has stirred public concern and…
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The Federal Government has ordered federal hospitals to stop paying salaries to members of JOHESU who have been on strike since November 14 2025. The directive targets health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and any other…
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Thousands of resident doctors across Nigeria are still waiting for salary arrears under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, despite official claims that the payments have been settled. The affected doctors are members of the…
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