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Ministerial Tenders Board meeting, Abdullahi Mashi faints

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

Abdullahi Mashi, the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, has slumped during a Ministerial Tenders Board (MTB) meeting at the ministry’s head office in Abuja. Daily Nigerian gathered that the permanent secretary had earlier complained of a slight headache and dizziness during

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Niger Govt. launches distribution of mosquito nets worth over N3bn

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2019 0

The Niger Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health and Society for Family Health (SFH) on Thursday launched the distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) replacement campaign in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Maku Sidi, said during the launch in Minna that 3.6 million nets worth over […]

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International cancer day: Ministry organizes free breast cancer screening

Ihesiulo Grace 23 October 2019 0

The federal ministry of women affairs in collaboration with the federal ministry of health and the wife of Kebbi state governor’s pet programme have put together a free breast cancer screening for the general public. The breast screening will begin 8:45am on the 24-25 October, at the National Hospital and Jabi Hospital, Abuja. READ ALSO […]

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Fuel subsidy to gulp N450 bn in 2020 -finance minister

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning says under-recovery of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred to as fuel subsidy will gulp N450 billion in 2020. She said this on Monday in Abuja, at the public presentation of the 2020 budget proposals. Ahmed said it was called ‘under-recovery’ because it was […]

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World Sight Day: Albinos call for implementation of National Eye Policy

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

People living with Albinism have appealed to Federal Government for  full implementation of National Eye Policy to improve access to eye health services in the country. Mr Afam Kasim, the Head of Media and Communication of Albino Foundation made the appeal during a news conference as part of activities to commemorate the 2019 World Sight […]

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Abdullahi tasks stakeholders on boosting health sector

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2019 0

Doosuur Iwambe – Abuja Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Abdulaziz Abdullahi, has called on participants at the on-going 62nd National Council on Health to come up with implementable recommendations that will help in moving the health sector forward. Declaring the technical session of the council open in Asaba, Delta state, the permanent secretary said

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Health practitioner decries poor state of medical laboratories in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2019 0

 A medical laboratory scientist, Dr Casmir Ifeanyi, who is the National Publicity Secretary, Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMSLN), on Tuesday, has decried the poor state of the medical laboratory sector in Nigeria, stressing the need to revamp the medical laboratory sector by building in-country capacity for local production of vaccines.  In his

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Reps’ NHIS probe: Health Ministry, Yusuf differ over N975m fraud

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2018 0

…Panel settled with N19m after my indictment, allegations against me recycled- Yusuf …Health Ministry: He was suspended over financial recklessness, other infractions …Reps c’ttee summons SGF, CBN The embattled Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf, on Friday, alleged that his suspension was effected

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Illicit drug use: Senate moves to establish rehabilitation centres nationwide

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2018 0

Following its December Roundtable, which was aimed at addressing the Drug Use Epidemic across the nation, the Senate, on Tuesday, passed a motion calling on the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Health to establish rehabilitation centers in each of the 36 states of the Nation. In a motion sponsored by Senator Jeremiah Useni and […]

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Monkey Pox: Rep charges state govt to pay attention to health sector

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2017 0

‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure The Federal House of Representative on Monday called on states government to urgently draw attention to the health sector following the outbreak of the viral contagious Monkey pox disease. Hon. Bamidele Baderinwa, the Federal Lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency in Ondo state made the call while speaking with journalists in

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Monkey Pox: Rivers State on red alert

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2017 0

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Following the outbreak of Monkey Pox in neighbouring states and the suspected cases in the state, the Rivers State government has placed its personnel under the ministry of health on red alert to prevent the spread of the strange ailment in the state. The Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike, said […]

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FG spends N4bn on projects in North-East region

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2017 0

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Health has spent over 4 billion in the on- going humanitarian crisis in the North – East region of Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole made this statement during the Commemoration of the 2017 World Humanitarian Day in Abuja recently. Prof. Adewole noted that 4 billion […]

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‘Ensure Proper Implementation of Health Act’ – Linus Awute

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2015 0

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Linus Awute, has charged members of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the National Health Act to dedicate themselves to their assignment in order to ensure a successful implementation of the Act. Awute, who made the call while speaking at the inaugural meeting of the group on the implementation […]