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Anxiety, as resident doctors threaten nationwide strike

June 7, 2026June 7, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), yesterday threatened to embark on a nationwide industrial action over the growing wave of assaults, harassment and intimidation of healthcare workers across the country. The association issued the warning amid rising attacks on doctors and nurses in hospitals and others health workers, accusing the Federal Government and security agencies of failing to protect healthcare personnel from violence, intimidation and unlawful arrests. NARD disclosed that no fewer than 17 tertiary health institutions recorded cases of attacks on doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers within…

Ebola: FG places 10 states on red alert

May 30, 2026May 30, 2026 Aminu Imam

Following the outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has placed 10 states on red alert. In an advisory issued on Thursday, the NCDC warned that Nigeria is at risk of importation of the virus through international travel and cross-border movements. The World Health Organisation (WHO) earlier declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). Although no cases have been reported in Nigeria, the Federal Government has directed all states…

Borno: 27 people dead, as cholera hits 6 LGAs

May 28, 2026May 28, 2026 Aminu Imam

At least 27 people have died following a cholera outbreak that has affected six local government areas in Borno state. The State government reported a total of 2,715 suspected cases of the disease within the first 24 days of May 2026. An epidemiological report released by the state shows the affected LGAs as: Jere, Mafa, Konduga, Monguno, Ngala, and Magumeri. According to the report, Jere LGA recorded the highest number of cases with 834, followed by Mafa (159), Konduga (95), Monguno (56), Ngala (2), and Magumeri (1). The outbreak has…

FG approves ₦32bn for PHCs nationwide

March 25, 2026March 25, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of ₦32 billion to health facilities under the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), following deliberations at the Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, while speaking with newsmen, explained that this is a quarterly meeting held to review the progress being made in the health sector under President Bola Tinubu’s health sector renewal investment initiative, adding that it is a continuation of progress across multiple dimensions. He explained that the committee reviewed performance in…

Lassa fever kills 35 in Taraba state

March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jalingo, Taraba State, has confirmed that 35 patients have died from Lassa fever. According to the Head of Clinical Services at the centre, Dr. Suleiman Abubakar Kirim, 226 patients with suspected Lassa fever were admitted to the facility. He said after laboratory tests were conducted, 95 patients were confirmed positive for the disease. Of that number, 35 died, while 20 have been successfully treated and discharged. Dr. Kirim also disclosed that three staff members of the centre – a medical doctor, a nurse and a…

Lassa Fever: NCDC confirms 318 cases, 70 deaths

February 22, 2026February 22, 2026 Aminu Imam

…22% fatality rate The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said with 318 confirmed cases and 70 deaths, the case fatality rate (CFR) now stands at 22%, raising urgent questions about early detection, treatment access, and state-level preparedness in the country’s most affected areas. Director-General of NCDC, Jide Idris, who disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, during a press briefing on Lassa fever, noted that only five states account for 91% of confirmed cases, adding that just 10 local government areas (LGAs) are responsible for 68%. He…

NARD gives FG 4-week ultimatum: extends strike suspension

January 31, 2026January 31, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has issued a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to fully implement outstanding agreements on salaries, allowances and welfare, even as it extended the suspension of its Total Indefinite Comprehensive Strike, (TICS). The decision was taken at the end of the Association’s ‘January National Executive Council (NEC) meeting and Scientific Conference’, held between January 25 and 29, 2026, in Jos, Plateau State. In a communiqué jointly signed by NARD President, Mohammad Suleiman; Secretary-General, Shuaibu Ibrahim; and Publicity and Social Secretary, AbdulMajid Ibrahim, the…

FG stops salaries of striking health workers

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday ordered stoppage of salary of members of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, (JOHESU), who have been on strike since on Nov. 14, 2025. This followed directive to the hospitals in a circular by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMoHSW) for the immediate enforcement of the ‘No Work-No Pay’ policy. The circular was addressed to Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of federal health institutions. The circular, dated Jan.8, was signed by the Director of Hospital Services, Dr.…

Court bars resident doctors from embarking on planned strike

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026 Aminu Imam

Justice Emmanuel Subilim, of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja, has issued an order restraining the National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), and its members from embarking on the strike scheduled to commence on January 12. The judge made the order yesterday, while ruling on a Motion ex-parte filed by the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). The ruling followed submissions by the Director of Civil Litigation at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Maimuna Lami Shiru, who led a team of ministry lawyers in…

7.2m Nigerians may suffer, as US exits global agencies

January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 Aminu Imam

7.2 million Nigerians could face key health, humanitarian, and development programme challenges following the United States’ decision to withdraw from dozens of United Nations and non-UN international organisations. The US said the move will end American funding and participation in bodies operating across the country, which are not serving the interests of the American people. In a fact sheet released on Tuesday, the White House said President Donald Trump had signed a presidential memorandum directing the withdrawal of the United States from 66 international organisations, including 31 UN entities and…