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Blood transfusion denial: Lagos rescues 14-day-old baby from Jehovah Witness parents
By Robert Egbe The Lagos State Government, through the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), has recovered a severely jaundiced 14-day-old baby whose parents denied her life-saving blood transfusion on…
20 candidates jailed for exam malpractice
Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB)’s registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede has said 100 candidates have been prosecuted out of which 20 were jailed for their involvement in examination malpractice in…
‘It will take 25 years to reduce doctors’ shortchange in Nigeria’
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) says that with no fewer than 3,000 doctors graduating yearly in Nigeria, it will take about 25 years to produce adequate numbers of doctors to…
Lack of prevention programmes contribute to high rate of suicide in Nigeria – Psychiatrist
Dr Taiwo Sheikh, National President, Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN), has blamed the high incidents of suicide on the lack of prevention strategies and programmes in the country. Sheikh…
CRC@30: Nigerian Children Task Government On Education Sector Revamp, Quality Healthcare Services
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- Nigerian Children have charged the government on the need to revamp the education sector as well as fix the healthcare, to prevent avoidable deaths. Children who made…
Nigeria Targets Polio Certification By 2020 — NEC
National Economic Council (NEC) says Nigeria is making conscious efforts toward achieving polio certification by the year 2020. The information was conveyed by Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, while briefing…
Fight Against HIV, TB: Nigeria Pledges $12million To Global Fund
The government of Nigeria has pledged to join the global community to support the fight against HIV and tuberculosis with 12 million Dollars. Information about the pledge is in a…
NCF Warns Trado-medicine Practitioners Against Use Of Vulture For Medicine
By Ngozi Onyeakusi-- The Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has warned traditional medical practitioners against the use of vulture for medicines. The Director-General of NCF, Dr Mukhtar Aminu-Kano gave the warning…
James Hope College Acquires American International Sch. … Offers Scholarship To Students
By Ngozi Onyeakusi -- The James Hope College (JHC) has announced the acquisition of the American International School Lagos (AISL) Lekki Campus facility to establish James Hope College in Lagos.…
Poor Budget Allocation To Education, Source Of Worry To Reps
The House of Representatives Thursday expressed concern over the budgetary allocation for education in the 2020 Appropriation Bill saying it was poor. This followed a unanimous adoption…