The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to urgently resolve the lingering salary dispute with the Joint Health Sector Unions, warning that failure to revive negotiations could trigger another industrial crisis in the health sector. The NLC made the call in a letter dated August 6, 2026, addressed to the Minister of Labour […]
A doctor, Olusina Ajidahun, has spoken on claims by the daughters of veteran Yoruba actor, Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, that hospitals have refused to continue treating their father, who is battling stage-four cancer. The doctor, identified on X as The Bearded Dr Sina, said the daughters’ description of their father’s treatment could be […]
Human rights activist and AAC presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for destroying cannabis farms in Edo State, calling for the legalisation and regulation of cannabis in Nigeria. Sowore, in a post on X on Tuesday , faulted the agency for destroying what he described as economically viable crops […]
The Africa Centre for Tobacco Industry Monitoring and Policy Research (ATIM) has urged the National Assembly to urgently reconsider the proposed amendments to Nigeria’s National Tobacco Control Act 2015, saying the so-called “Tobacco Harm Reduction” provisions sought to be inserted in the Act endanger the country’s hard-fought tobacco control gains. In a statement acknowledged by […]
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, ACPN, has raised alarm over the emigration of no fewer than 9,000 pharmacists from Nigeria to other countries in search of greener pasture. Describing the situation as regrettable, the group demanded the provision of necessary resources to make life comfortable for professionals to address the alarming rate of […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors is set to call off its planned strike following a three-hour meeting with the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday evening. “Today, I can tell you, our matters are solved,” said NARD President, Dr Muhammad Suleiman, who revealed that the delegation […]