Health

By Faith Toye The Kogi State Government has announced plans to spend over N4 billion on malaria prevention as part of efforts to strengthen healthcare delivery across the state. According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Ismaila Isah, on Wednesday, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo …

Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) of University Teaching Hospitals have called on the Bola Tinubu-led government to urgently increase the salaries of healthcare workers and improve working conditions to stop the mass exodus of medical professionals seeking better opportunities abroad. The CMDs stressed that addressing the ongoing “Japa syndrome” (the migration …

The United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has sounded the alarm over the severe malnutrition crisis affecting 5.4 million children under the age of five in Nigeria’s North-East and North-West regions. This was disclosed by UNICEF Country Representative, Ms. Cristian Munduate, during a press briefing at the Command Guest House …

By Taiwo Niyi, KWARA | The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), has commenced a five-day warning strike in protest against the assault of one of their members. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Ilorin, Dr. Mariam Shiru, the ARD-UITH President, described the attack …