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Nurses suspend nationwide strike action
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has suspended its nationwide warning strike. This was disclosed on Saturday by the Assistant Secretary-General of NANNM, Chidi Aligwe, according to report by The Punch. The strike was suspended on Saturday following a virtual meeting of NANNM’s National Executive Council. On Friday, the association met with the Federal Ministry of Health and…
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Antibiotic misuse threatens modern medicine, UNILORIN professor warns
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – A Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Ilorin, Ajibola Akanbi II, has raised concerns over the escalating threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that the misuse of antibiotics could soon render modern medicine ineffective in treating common infections. He made this known while delivering the university’s 288th inaugural lecture, titled “The Pandemic of…
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Nurses counter Health Minister, say strike continues
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector has refuted reports of suspending its nationwide seven-day warning strike. It would be recalled that the Health Minister, Ali Pate, had said the union called off its ongoing strike after a closed-door meeting with its leadership. Contrary to Pate’s statement, the National Public Relations Officer of NANNM-FHI,…
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BREAKING: Nurses, Midwives have suspended strike action- Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Ali Pate, has said the industrial action embarked upon by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) had been called off. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting on Friday, Pate said the decision followed agreements reached with the leadership of the nursing association. However, the leaders of the union declined to speak on the matter…
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Nanahfatimah Foundation launches in Lagos, targets Cancer research, student support
Secures ₦10 million to kick-start foundation’s activities Kunle Sanni – The Nanahfatimah Amele Bamigbetan Oncology Foundation (NABOF) was officially launched on Monday at the Lagos State College of Medicine, Ikeja, with a strong commitment to advancing cancer research, education, and policy collaboration in Nigeria. Established in memory of the late wife of former Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy,…
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Over ₦20bn released to northern PHCs as FG completes 274 hospital projects
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has disbursed over ₦20 billion to 4,362 Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) across Northern Nigeria in the last two years, as part of efforts to strengthen grassroots healthcare delivery. The disclosure was made on Thursday by Kamorudeen Yusuf, Personal Assistant on Special Duties to the President, via a post on X (formerly Twitter),…
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FG engages health unions to prevent strike, vows reforms
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has taken steps to prevent a looming strike in the health sector, announcing that it is actively engaging with doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to resolve outstanding welfare issues and ensure uninterrupted healthcare services nationwide. Speaking to State House correspondents on Thursday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by…
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FG approves upgrade of Ibadan Oncology Centre as Tinubu pushes health sector reform
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has approved the upgrade of the Oncology Centre at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, as part of a sweeping reform agenda aimed at revitalizing Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure. The approval, which came at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa…
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KWASUTH nurses join nationwide seven-day warning strike
By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin – Nurses at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH), Ilorin, have joined their counterparts across federal health institutions in a seven-day warning strike which began on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. The industrial action, led by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), is to press home demands including the upward review of shift…
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General Hospital Ijede expands emergency services with new 11-bed facility
General Hospital Ijede has marked a major milestone with the commissioning of a newly constructed 11-bed Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit aimed at improving emergency health care services within the Ikorodu division and Lagos State at large. Speaking at the event, the hospital’s Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Olufemi Aletan, expressed deep appreciation to the Lagos State Government…
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