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Pay Rise : FG to adopt ASUU template for striking doctors

Daily Dispatch May 21, 2023

Barring last-minute changes, the pay rise template designed for the Academic Staff Union of Universities will be adopted for medical doctors working under the employment of the Federal Government. The decision to adopt the ASUU pay profile follows the several demands by the doctors for better

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Buhari unveils Medical Centre at Villa

Daily Dispatch May 19, 2023

President Muhammadu Buhari says the new state-of-the-art Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre in Abuja will boost health infrastructure in the country by far, calling for the judicious use of the facility to maximize its benefits. The Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre, which was conceptualized by the previous administration eleven

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UNFPA raises the alarm, 68million women may be at risk FGM in 2030

Daily Dispatch May 18, 2023

About 4.3 million girls are presently at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) with the number expected to rise to 68 million by 2030 if not given the deserving attention to curb the dangerous trend, according to the latest report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The UNFPA Deputy Representative to Nigeria, Erika Golson, […]

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Breaking: Resident doctors declare five-day warning strike

Daily Dispatch May 15, 2023

Following the Federal Government’s refusal to accede to its requests, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors issued a five-day warning strike. The strike, according to the resident doctors, would start at 8 am on May 17 and terminate at 8 am on May 22. This was the conclusion reached following the virtual, six and a half-hour […]

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NAFDAC raises the alarm over “manpower” being used by men

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2023

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raised the alarm over the use of PrimeZen Black 6000mg, a male performance enhancement capsule known in local parlance as “manpower”. NAFDAC said the male performance enhancement capsule contained undeclared ingredients they were made of and therefore, had been recalled, following an analysis

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Ogun receives private sector support on primary healthcare

Daily Dispatch May 14, 2023

Furtherance of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) initiative of the present administration to enhance efficient healthcare services at the grassroots, a Nigerian-based company, Apple and Pears Limited has renovated Orile-Imo Primary Health Center in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.          Commending the company’s strides at