By Aderogba George The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Abuja Chapter, has called for improved healthcare funding, better welfare packages and increased investment to strengthen healthcare delivery. The call was made on Wednesday at the association’s 11th Annual General Meeting and Scientific ConferenceContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government has committed more than N217 billion within two years to strengthen medical education and healthcare training across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at the inaugural International Conference of the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences (FBCS), College of Medicine,Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), in partnership with the One World Initiative for Sustainable Development, has inaugurated a medical outreach programme for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja. The outreach, which commenced at the New Kuchingoro IDP Camp, is targeted atContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government and the Global Fund on Tuesday inaugurated the expanded Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse (APMW) to strengthen storage and distribution of health commodities nationwide. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, described the facility as a critical national health logistics assetContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike and Nefishetu Yakubu The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Nigeria, says it is administering medical aids to 7 migrants with severe medical among the 182 recently returnee migrants from Libya. The IOM Lagos Transit Centre manager, Mr Stanley Ukaegbu, disclosed to newsmen on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Some medical experts have urged parents to limit the time children spend on screens to help prevent long-term eye problems as younger generation spend more time on phones and tablets. The experts who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has clarified that the Federal Executive Council’s (FEC) approval to amend the Act of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria does not equate PhD degrees with medical fellowship qualifications. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, gave the clarification in a statement on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government says it has advanced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS) to strengthen military healthcare services. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja by Folasade Boriowo, Director, Press and Public Relations,Continue Reading
By Aderogba George Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have renewed calls for urgent action to retain medical professionals in the country amid rising global mobility and migration pressures. The call was made at the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of the Association of Resident Doctors, University ofContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), also known as Pyrates Confraternity, on Friday, organised free medical services for at least 800 residents of Orogwe Community in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical mission, which offeredContinue Reading
