Author: Esther Aye

As a result of the new certificate verification rules, some nurses in Nigeria has sue the Minister of Health and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The new guideline was enforced on March 1, 2024 which stated that applicants who seek their certificate from international nursing boards and councils must possess two years post-qualification experience from the date of issuance of the permanent practising license. This triggered protests in Abuja and Lagos. The nurses, as a result have filed a lawsuit and dragged the Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, the Minister of Health and the Attorney General…

To improve the treatment of acute respiratory illnesses, surgery, trauma and other health emergencies, the international health organization Clinton Health Access Initiative in collaboration with Global Fund has installed an oxygen piping at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute-Metta, Lagos State. Mark Eddington, the Head, Grant Management, Global Fund stated at the commissioning on Tuesday that the essence of donating the oxygen is to boost healthcare delivery, expand access to care and treatment of cancer, malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. “Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was realised that a lot of hospitals in the world had no access to…

To eradicate Tuberculosis, the World Health Organization, KNCV Nigeria, and other expert have asked the government to increase investment to achieve Nigeria’s goal by 2030. This call was made at a press conference in Abuja ahead of the World Tuberculosis Day on March 24 2024. This disease is an infectious killer, and it is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that affect the lungs. According to them, the awareness in the rural areas is very low and a threat to the effort being put in to end this deadly disease. Dr Amos Omoniyi, a representative of the WHO stated that TB…

In order to upgrade the facilities and train more staff for better healthcare services, the Lagos State Government has decided to decentralise over 300 Primary Health Facilities (PHCs) in the state. This was disclosed by Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the commissioning the Atlantic Paediatric and Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lekki. Sanwo-Olu stated the purpose of decentralisation as a way to boost efficiency and to scale up all general hospitals where patient can have quick access to health as we currently have seven new permanent secretaries that are all medical practitioners. He gave more highlight on the biggest paediatric hospital in the…

A Consultant Physician at the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Professor Godwin Onyebueke, has attributed the increase in diabetes and hypertension cases to economic stress occasioned by hardship in the country. Onyebueke, the teamleader of the outreach, stated that patients diagnosed with these diseases not aware of the conditions and many people today struggle to provide for their families, which may be a connection between the rise in diabetes and hypertension and the nation’s economic stress. Starting the similar free outreach done at Nkpoffia Obeagu Awkunanaw, Enugu South LGA, and today Edem-Ani Hospital, Ozumba, he praised the former Vice-chancellor,…

Four teenage girls’ have made their country proud by inventing a powered generator which can last six hours for a liter of urine. Duro Aina Adebola, Faleke Oluwatoyin, Bello Eniola and Akindele Abiola, was at the annual event Maker faire Africa in Lagos to showcase this skills. Using urine as fuel is not a new idea to the world but this girls decided to put into actions ways they can be use for domestic activity without relying on carbon. Adebola, a 14 year old came of with the idea after a family of five died as a result of Carbon…

As the Federal Government released N12.7bn for metering of the Nigerian Army barracks, complaints about poor power supply have surfaced in the Ikeja Military Cantonment, Lagos. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu who was at the Army headquarters stated that the exercise is in stages. Ikeja Cantonment will be the first phase which will last for 6 weeks before the second phase commences. This is to help them know the amount being consumed in a month to enable them give accurate billings and make collections easier. Ashade Olatunbosun, the Chief Executive Officer of De Haryor Global Services who is in…

The Nigerian Senate has urged the Federal Government to allow the National Health Insurance Scheme to take in Nigerians with Severe Kidney Disease. The Senate appealed to stakeholders to launch a huge public outreach campaign to control this disease as it’s becoming alarming. Senator Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, APC, Katsina Central, who sponsored the motion to mark ‘World Kidney Day’ stated that the recent statistics, from the Nigerian Association of Nephrology indicated that 25million of Nigerians are living with Kidney Diseases and the cost of kidney transplant exceed N6.5m which cannot be afforded by an average Nigeria man. “There is need to…

As German airport strike worsen, passengers experience more flight difficulty as all departures were cancelled, goods and passengers could no longer pass through the security checks. Due to the strikes by security staff at six German airport, operations has been on standstill in Airports in Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden and Cologne/Bonn as several landings has been cancelled. Industrial actions are being put in place by Unions to hit air traffic leading to fewer restrictions on passengers. All employees of the private security service is around 25,000 checking passengers, staff and baggage at the security entrance area on behalf of Germany’s…

Dr. Temitope Ilori has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as the new Director General of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA). This statement was released on Thursday by Toyin Aderibigbe, the agency’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol. She is the first female Director-General in the agency. “Dr. Ilori has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She is a PhD Fellow at the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa sponsored by…