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KWARA DOCTORS BEGIN SEVEN-DAY WARNING STRIKE OVER SALARY DISPUTE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Doctors employed by the Kwara State Government have embarked on a seven-day warning strike over salary deductions and the failure to implement the 2025 Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).
KANO EXPANDS YOUTH-FRIENDLY HEALTH FACILITIES TO 743 By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government has increased the number of health facilities providing adolescent- and youth-friendly services from 340 to 743 to improve young people’s access to quality healthcare. The Commissioner for
NCoS CONTAINS CHOLERA OUTBREAK AT KANO CUSTODIAL CENTRE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has announced that the cholera outbreak at the Kurmawa Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kano State has been contained. The Service said the outbreak was
SOKOTO RED CROSS TRAINS VOLUNTEERS IN EMERGENCY FIRST AID By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Red Cross Society, Sokoto Branch, with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has trained volunteers to provide emergency first aid during accidents and
AFRICAN PERINATAL SOCIETY URGES WOMEN TO BOOK ANTENATAL CARE EARLY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The African Perinatal Society has urged pregnant women to commence antenatal care early to help reduce maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria and other African countries. The call
KANO CUTS MATERNAL DEATHS BY 45% IN THREE YEARS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kano State Government says it has recorded a significant decline in maternal mortality, with deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth dropping by about 45 percent over the last
NELFUND DISMISSES STUDENT LOAN SUSPENSION CLAIM AS FAKE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has debunked reports claiming it suspended student loan disbursements, describing the circulating notice as fake. In a statement shared on X, the agency said
HOUSEMANSHIP GAP LEAVES 2,000 NIGERIAN DOCTORS STRANDED ANNUALLY — MDCN By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban About 2,000 medical doctors in Nigeria are left without housemanship placements every year because the centralized system can only absorb 4,000 out of the 6,000 doctors produced annually.
ANAMBRA ASSEMBLY SEEKS STATEWIDE STAFF AUDIT By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Governor Chukwuma Soludo to direct an immediate staff and personnel audit across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies in the state. Lawmakers
WIKE COMMISSIONS 12 AMBULANCES, VOWS TOTAL FCT HEALTH TRANSFORMATION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has reaffirmed his commitment to transforming the FCT health sector with the commissioning of 12 new ambulances in Abuja. Wike