by Alexander O. Onukwue The Executive Secretary of the NHIS has dug his heels that he is going nowhere, and it would seem the support from the House of Representatives has provided an extra motivation. NHIS boss, Usman Yusuf, was suspended by the Minister of Health on July 6, but the Secretary has replied with... Read More

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June 29, 2017

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Osinbajo approves appointment of 14 heads of tertiary health institutions (SEE LIST)

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the appointment of 14 Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors in Federal Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres and Specialty Hospitals in Nigeria. This was disclosed in an approval letter signed by the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Acting President and addressed to the Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole.... Read More

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February 2, 2017

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Health ministry not aware of HIV cure by Nigerian Professor – Adewole

Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole has said he was unaware of any cure of HIV/AIDS being reported by the media. There have been reports of a Professor of Virology at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia State, Maduike Ezeibe who found a cure to HIV/AIDS. Health Minister Adewole, through the Director... Read More

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February 9, 2016

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‘This was not what we submitted’ | How Health Minister, Prof Adewole disowned strange budget

Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole on Monday, informed members of the Senate Committee on Health that the original budget of his ministry was largely misrepresented and falsified. YNaija had a few weeks ago, brought to the fore– some questionable appropriations in the 2016 budget of the Federal Ministry of Health. One of such strange... Read More

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January 15, 2016

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Health Ministry budgets N297m for ‘computer printers’, N6m for ‘computers’

by Emeka Nwankwo One of the questionable appropriations in the 2016 budget is in the Federal Ministry of Health, where the amount earmarked for computer printers is N203 million more than what was allocated for the purchase of computers. The headquarters of the Health Ministry, in its 2016 budget, plans to spend a whooping sum of... Read More

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September 24, 2014

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LOL! This is why Nigeria has been so successful at containing the Ebola virus

by Kolapo Olapoju It is no longer news that the World Health organisation has commended Nigeria for halting the spread of the Ebola virus disease, as no case of the virus has been recorded in the country for over a week. While many affected nations and other parts of the world have wondered how Nigeria,... Read More

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August 22, 2014

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#Ebola: These nations have banned travellers from Ebola-affected countries [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju Following the Ebola outbreak in the sub-region of West Africa, some countries have began to ward off travellers from the affected nations from coming in. One of such nations is Sri Lanka, with its government having decided to suspend the on-arrival visa facility to visitors from four African countries due to the... Read More

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August 21, 2014

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#Ebola: The virus can be stopped in Nigeria – World Health Organisation

by Kolapo Olapoju The World Health Organisation, says the Ebola situation in Nigeria looks reassuring and the spread of the virus can be stopped. The vote of confidence stems from the fact that all the 12 people confirmed in the city are all part of a single chain of transmission, started by Liberian/America, Patrick Sawyer.... Read More

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August 18, 2014

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12th case of Ebola confirmed in Nigeria [DETAILS]

by Olorunwa Lawal Nigeria now has 12 confirmed cases of the Ebola virus, up from 10 at last week’s count, the health ministry said on Monday. Of the twelve cases, five have almost fully recovered. The Health Ministry added in a statement, that 189 people in Lagos and six others in the southeastern city of... Read More

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