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The only thing Nigerian pharmaceutical don’t import is water – NAFDAC DG

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2020

The Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye has criticised the overdependence on importation in Nigeria. Mojisola, speaking on Channels Tv said the only thing Nigerian pharmaceutical companies do not import is water. According

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10.9 percent Kaduna residents involved in drug abuse- Bureau

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2020

Director General, Kaduna State Bureau for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (KADBUSA), Dr Joseph Maigari, has lamented that, 10.9 percent of Kaduna residents are involved in drug and abuse of other related substances. The Director- General disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the Bureau. Dr. Maigari said that, a survey conducted recently […]

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Benue health commissioner Ongbabo quits, fails to give reasons

Daily Dispatch July 30, 2020

Dr. Sunday Ongbabo has bowed out from the office of Benue State Commissioner for Health and Human Resources. Ongbabo who was also the secretary, State Action Committee on COVID-19, left with immediate effect on Wednesday without stating the reason for his resignation. Terver Akase, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ortom, confirmed the development. Akase […]

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Another conjoined twins successfully separated at FMC Keffi

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2020

Another set of conjoined twins, Hassana and Husseina Ukpo, who were successfully separated at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi, Nasarawa state have been discharged 15 months after delivery. Born in a private clinic on 4th April 2019 to Okaa Ukpo,a 75-year-old father and a 25-year-old mother Tesella Okaa, the twins were separated after a nine-hour […]

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COVID-19: FG has spent N15.8b on hazard allowances — Ngige

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2020

The Federal Government says it has so far spent N15.8 billion on hazard allowances in its teaching hospitals and medical centres across the country. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at a meeting with the National Association of Resident Doctors leadership on Monday in Abuja. The meeting was […]

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COVID-19: Face masks less cumbersome than being on ventilators, says NCDC

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2020

By NAN The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has urged Nigerians to wear face masks as precautionary measures in curbing the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, said this on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing. Ihekweazu said most Nigerians lament that using […]