The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Ali Pate, has than order will soon be issued to on drug prices in the country. Pate at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday also said in a strategic move to fortify the pharmaceutical infrastructure across the nation, the Federal Government initiated the construction…
The federal government has reiterated its determination to protect and promote hardworking and honest Nigerians in the diaspora irrespective of their location.The government has acted as a guarantor for eight medical doctors to pursue further training in various medical specialties in the United States for the entirety of their training period. It emphasized that while…
The Federal Government has described the rising cost of cement in Nigeria as unacceptable and threatened to open the borders in order to force down the price of the product. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, who issued the warning on Tuesday, said key components of cement manufacturing were locally sourced and…
The Federal Government has begun negotiations with the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners to avert the planned suspension of operations by NARTO members with respect to the lifting of petroleum products. On Sunday oil marketers and the executives of NARTO met about six times in the last two days, following the declaration of the…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the price tag on the shelves. The development came twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle…
The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), Faruk Abubakar on Tuesday, said 42,000 nurses have left the country in the last three years to practice abroad. Faruk’s comment came after the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) protest against the new certification verification guidelines issued by the Council. NMCN…
The Federal Government has said it will establish six new cancer treatment centres in teaching hospitals across the geopolitical zones of the country. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa, said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a ministerial press briefing organised by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the federal government has taken cognisance of the rising cost of food and other commodities in Nigeria. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during a bilateral meeting with a visiting German delegation led by the country’s Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Ms Svenja…
The Federal Government has granted waivers to hospitals for the employment of health workers to improve healthcare delivery. The Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during an official visit to the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan. Alausa said that medical directors would get waivers for employment from 2024, as the Federal…
The Federal Government is set to ban single-use plastic products (SUPs) and styrofoam in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, gave the indication in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during a workshop and capacity building for chemicals and waste handlers, held on Tuesday. The minister, who commending the…
