Tag: health sector
FG assures of increased funding for health sector
He gave the assurance on Monday, during a working visit to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).
Katsina paying competitive salaries to medical doctors, says Gov. Radda
Governor Radda insisted that, "Katsina ranks among states with competitive salaries for Medical Doctors." He reaffirmed the state's dedication to…
Tinubu unveils plan for massive investments in health sector
To address the high cost of healthcare, Tinubu said the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) will be redesigned to…
Edo gov. aspirant Ojezua suggests ways to cut brain drain in health sector
Ojezua, who served as Commissioner for Information during the government of former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, expressed concern over the huge…
‘Why Tinubu is best for Nigeria’s health sector’
The former commissioner said Tinubu’s leadership qualities and his performance and legacy in the health sector as governor of Lagos…
Post COVID-19: Health sector will not remain same – SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, has assured that the Nigerian health sector would…
Lagos Govt set to stamp out quackery in health sector
The Lagos State Government says it is set to stamp out illegal health facilities to safeguard the health of residents…
Decentralise health sector, doctor advises Federal Govt
A medical doctor and the Secretary-General of Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Dr Kunle Olajide, has called on the Federal…
Health sector: FG battles $10bn annual infrastructure deficit
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Abdullahi Mashi, said that the country’s health sector has an annual deficit…
Niger Govt invests N4.6bn into health sector
The Niger Government has sunk N4.6 billion into improving the state’s health institutions in the last three years, according to…
TSTS policy’ll address human resource shortages in health sector – Idris
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris has said that the implementation of the State’s Task Shifting Task…
Health sector: Buhari pledges upward review of budgetary allocation
President Muhammadu Buhari says the Federal Government is considering an upward review of budgetary allocation to the health sector to…
Ondo Govt to rid health sector of quacks
The Ondo State Government said on Wednesday that it would adopt strict measures to rid the health sector of quacks…
Calamity looms in Nigeria’s health sector over brain drain-VC
The Vice Chancellor, Ajayi Crowther University, Professor Dapo Folorunsho Asaju has raised the alarm over the high rate of Nigeria-trained…
Health: World Bank blames inefficient investment in Africa
Low investment by African governments is to blame for inefficiency in providing health services to the people, Khama Rogo, the…
Association to hold colloquium on health sector investment
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) says it will hold a colloquium in December to attract investment to the…
Health sector: Stakeholder wants FG to introduce new policies
An FCT-based Hospital Development and Management Company has advised the Federal Government to introduce new policies and regulatory frameworks in…
Expert advocates proper funding of health sector
A medical expert, Dr Oso Taiwo, has called for proper funding of Nigeria’s indigenous health sector as an alternative to…
Nigeria’s health sector to shut down by 12 midnight
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says it will commence an indefinite strike by 12 midnight today (February 17) if…
Lagos doctors hail Ambode for resolving issues in health sector
Doctors in Lagos on Wednesday hailed the efforts of the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for his efforts towards resolving…
Help save Nigeria’s health sector, Saraki urges World Bank
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has called on the international financial institutions to intervene in saving the nation’s health sector so…
Address challenges in the health sector, AYPDM tells Buhari
The Africa Youth Patriotic and Development Mission (AYPDM), an NGO, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to address challenges in…
Jonathan promises to end rivalries in health sector
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday promised that the Federal Government would act expeditiously on the report of the Presidential Committee…
Rivers state needs N82 trillion for health sector
The Rivers Commissioner for Health, Dr Samson Parker, on Wednesday said the state government was shopping for N82.3 trillion to…
FG Committed To Polio Eradication
Minister of State for health, Ali Pate, said in Sokoto on Sunday that the Federal Government was fully committed to…
‘Soyinka, Traditional Rulers Must Intervene In Lagos/Doctors Face-Off’
As the face-off between the Lagos State Government and the sacked doctors deepens, a group, Doctors for Human Rights in…
Lagos ACN Flays Threat Against New Doctors
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has decried the threats and intimidation being dished out by…
Sack Of Doctors: ACN Blasts Critics Of Lagos Govt
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has chastised groups and individuals who have launched attacks on…
Go Back To Work, ACN Tells Striking Lagos Doctors
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has pleaded with Lagos doctors to differentiate between their professional…