Buba Marwa, Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has requested that all Nigerians be made to undergo drug tests. In a statement
How crises in Nigerian health sector can be resolved NMA
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By Joseph Erunke – Abuja
The Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has said for the lingering crises in the health sector to be resolved, the government must prioritise and improve the healthcare delivery to Nigerians.
The NMA also advised the government to improve the welfare of medical practitioners and other health workers.
In a statement, Saturday, signed by its president, Prof. Innocent AO Ujah, and Secretary-General, Dr Philips Uche Ekpe, NMA also tackled the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige over the latter’s claim during a live television interview that in the United States of America (USA) and other developed countries, resident doctors pay for their residency training, whereas in Nigeria, the government pays them.
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has restated that his administration would continue to place priority on the security of lives and general welfare of
Medical trip: El-Rufai, others mock Omokri over protest against Buhari in London
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Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai has mocked a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri over the protest he organised against President Muhammadu Buhari in London on Friday.
Buhari on Tuesday jetted out to London where he is expected to spend a minimum of two weeks carrying out routine medical checkup.
However, Nigerians living in the UK, in protest against the President’s medical visit, trooped to the Abuja House in London, demanding that he is sent back to Nigeria.
Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, who shared a video on Twitter, showed the protesters at the Abuja house grounds making the demand.
Patients and some others who came to access medical care in the University of Uyo Teaching hospital, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State were left stranded following the