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Resident Doctors Threaten Nationwide Strike As Ultimatum To FG Expires 0
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- September 10, 2025
Resident Doctors Threaten Nationwide Strike as Ultimatum to FG Expires The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has warned that it may embark on a nationwide strike this Wednesday, following the expiration of its ultimatum to the Federal Government over unresolved welfare and professional demands. The looming industrial action has sparked concern among Nigerians, given
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UN Halts Humanitarian Air Service In Nigeria’s Northeast Amid Funding Shortage 0
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- September 4, 2025
UN Halts Humanitarian Air Service in Nigeria’s Northeast Amid Funding Shortage The United Nations (UN) has suspended a vital humanitarian air service in Nigeria’s troubled northeast, citing severe funding shortages that threaten the delivery of life-saving assistance to conflict-affected communities. The UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), operated by the World Food Programme (WFP), officially ended
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Kaduna Resident Doctors Resume Indefinite Strike As Deadline Expires 0
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- August 31, 2025
Kaduna Resident Doctors Resume Indefinite Strike as Deadline Expires The Kaduna State chapter of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) has resumed its indefinite strike, citing the state government’s failure to honour agreements on their welfare and salary structure. The industrial action, which was first declared in June 2025, had been suspended after the doctors
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Nigeria Set For Second Round Of Integrated Vaccination Campaign Across 11 High-Risk States 0
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- August 29, 2025
Nigeria Set for Second Round of Integrated Vaccination Campaign Across 11 High-Risk States The Federal Government has announced plans to roll out the second round of the integrated vaccination campaign across 11 high-risk states between September 11 and 14, 2025. The initiative, endorsed at the 151st National Economic Council (NEC) meeting chaired by Vice-President
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Adeleke Flags Off Free Health Insurance for Inmates in Osun 0
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- August 28, 2025
Adeleke Flags Off Free Health Insurance for Inmates in Osun Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has launched the free enrolment of inmates in correctional centres across the state into the Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS). Speaking at the official flag-off ceremony held at the Ilesa Correctional Centre, Adeleke said the initiative was
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Tinubu’s Executive Order Fails To Halt Rising Drug Prices In Nigeria 0
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- August 25, 2025
Tinubu’s Executive Order Fails to Halt Rising Drug Prices in Nigeria Despite President Bola Tinubu’s much-publicized executive order of June 2024 abolishing tariffs, excise duties, and Value Added Tax (VAT) on pharmaceutical machinery and raw materials, drug prices in Nigeria have continued to climb, leaving patients without relief. The policy, designed to reduce production costs
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