Tag: Medical trip

UK stops recruitment of Nigeria, other countries’ healthcare workers

Aminu Imam

The United Kingdom (UK) government has stopped Nigeria and some other country’s healthcare workers from being recruited by health and social care employers in UK unless there is a government-to-government agreement. The red list, where Nigeria now falls, is drawn from the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards list. Countries that are not on either the red or amber lists are to be considered ‘green’ countries. The WHO had a month ago, listed 55 countries, including Nigeria facing the most pressing health workforce challenges related to Universal Health Coverage.

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Buhari returns to Abuja after medical check-up in London

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned from London, the United Kingdom, after a routine medical check-up. Recall that the Nigerian leader departed Abuja for the routine medical check-up in London on March, 6. The aircraft carrying the president landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7.09 p.m. The President had earlier wanted to embark on the medical trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations UN’s ‘Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50’ in that country on March 5, but returned to Nigeria on March,…

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Just In: Buhari departs to London for Education Summit, medical check-up

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to travel to the United Kingdom, today, Monday, to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025. The Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), Femi Adesina disclosed this in a press statement released on Monday morning. According to Adesina, the Summit, which will be co-hosted by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, and the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, will bring together Heads of State and Government as well as stakeholders and youth leaders,…

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Buhari jets out to UK for another medical-check up on Friday

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to London, the United Kingdom on Friday for another round of medical check-up in the country. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja. The statement read: “President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June 25, 2021, for a scheduled medical follow-up. “He is due back in the country during the second week of July 2021”. Recall that President Buhari returned from his previous medical trip to…

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