The Committee of Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals in Nigeria has expressed concern over rising cases of violence against healthcare workers across the country. Chairman of the committee, Prof. Saad Ahmed, raised the concern in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja following reports of assaults, harassment and intimidation of…
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has commenced training of health workers to accelerate the uptake of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), including Lenacapavir, for HIV prevention. Organised by the National AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and STI Control Programme (NASCP) and WHO, the three-day National Training of Trainers began on Tuesday in Abuja,…
University administrative and support staff under SSANU have issued a final warning to the Federal Government, signalling the possibility of a nationwide shutdown if negotiations are not concluded by the end of April. The warning follows a Special NEC meeting in Abuja, where union leaders reviewed the progress of talks over welfare and previously agreed…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the confirmation of appointment of 1,659 workers employed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in 2016 and 2019. Chairman of the FCT Civil Service Commission, Emeka Ezeh disclosed this in a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued an urgent advisory to healthcare workers across the country following a rise in Lassa fever infections, with 15 confirmed cases and two deaths recorded among medical personnel. The advisory, signed by the Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, was released during the peak transmission period of…
The police command has confirmed the killing of three people following the collapse of a mining pit in Ebonyi. Confirming the death on Sunday, Joshua Ukandu, the command’s spokesman, said, “Three people were killed on Saturday when a mining pit collapsed in Enyim Agalegu, a community in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi state. ”We…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed the administration’s readiness for “reasonable dialogue” with striking workers, while warning of legal consequences for those who defy a court order to resume duties. Wike gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the ruling of the National Industrial…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it has met 10 of the 14 demands raised by striking workers, describing the industrial action as “unnecessary and ill-motivated.” Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, confirmed in a statement on Monday in Abuja that the remaining…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised the alarm after confirming that more than 100 people were killed in repeated strikes on a kindergarten in Sudan’s South Kordofan state. The attacks, which occurred on 4 December, left at least 63 children dead and many others wounded. In a message posted on X on Monday, WHO…
Federal civil servants in Nigeria have renewed calls for the government to settle the outstanding three months of the ₦35,000 wage award, saying the prolonged delay is worsening economic hardship amid soaring inflation. Speaking in Abuja, several workers told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they were struggling to cope with everyday expenses as…
