Federal Government Announces Date to Commence Mpox

The Federal Government has announced that the provisional start date for Monkey Pox (Mpox) vaccinations is October 8, 2024. The Head of the Public Relations Unit at the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Remi Adeleke, confirmed this in a statement made available to journalists on Friday. He added that the vaccine rollout is […]

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Doctors’ Strike: Federal Government Evokes ‘No Work, No Pay’ Policy

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has invoked the “No Work, No Pay” policy against the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in response to their recent seven-day warning strike. The strike, which began on Monday, was in protest of the continued detention of their abducted colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola-Olawale. In a statement […]

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Kidnapped Doctor: Tension Excalates as Colleagues in More States Join Strike

Patients are lying in fear at hospitals as more states join the 7-day warning strike. In Awka, the Anambra state capital, the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, COOUTH Amaka was a shadow of its self as some wards were under lock when AIT.live visited to monitor the impact of the seven-day nationwide warning strike […]

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US Donates 10,000 Doses of Mpox Vaccine to Nigeria

The United States of America, on Tuesday, donated 10,000 doses of the Jynneos vaccine to Nigeria. Jynneos is said to be the approved vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration for the prevention of smallpox and mpox in adults aged 18 years and older who are at risk of mpox infection. The Coordinating Minister of […]

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Resident Doctors Begin 7-Day Warning Strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a 7-day warning strike. The action aims to advocate for the release of Dr Ganiyat Popoola, a member of NARD who has been held captive for over eight months. NARD President, Dr. Dele Abdullahi, announced this in a statement made available to newsmen, indicating that the […]

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Oshiomole’s Wife Battling Depression, Family Explains Why

Close family members of former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, have alleged that his wife, Iara Fortes, has been battling depression. Insiders say that her health condition was triggered by the ex-governor’s alleged controlling and narcissistic behaviour, which put immense strain on their marriage. Iara Fortes, who married Oshiomhole in 2015, has maintained a low […]

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Resident Doctors Threaten Nationwide Strike Over Prolonged Colleague’s Abduction

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if their kidnapped colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, is not released by August 26. The President of NARD, Dr Dele Abdullahi, made this declaration at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the association has lost patience with the government’s […]

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67% of UK Medical Practitioners Were Trained in Nigeria – Health Minister

Minister of Health, Ali Pate has disclosed that 67% of medical practitioners trained in Nigeria now work in the United Kingdom (UK). He stated that if the health workers of Nigerian origin pull out of the National Health Service (NHS), the service will struggle. He, however, opined that countries that recruit Nigerian doctors should also […]

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Africa Centre for Disease Control Declares Mpox a Health Emergency (video)

The Africa Centre for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Tuesday, August 13, declared the debilitating Mpox outbreak across the continent, particularly in and around the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a health emergency. The outbreak has surged in several African nations, with the DRC being hit the hardest. A new strain of the virus, first […]

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How a Popular Lagos Plastic Surgeon Introduced and Got Me Addicted to Hard Drugs – Jaruma

Hauwa Mohammed, the controversial self-proclaimed s*x therapist, popularly known as Jaruma, has narrated how a Lagos celebrity surgeon introduced her to hard drugs. She made the confession over one year after being out of the spotlight At that time, it was widely rumoured in March 2023 that Jaruma was under rehabilitation in Abuja for substance […]

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