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The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), BUBA MARWA, has requested that all Nigerians be made to undergo mandatory drug tests to identify drug addicts. He also advised parents to make their children and their partners go for drug tests before marriage. According to MARWA, such measures will ensure that their children […]
The Federal Government through the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, says it will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work. NGIGE who issued the warning on Friday during an interview, said by Tuesday the association will be invited and […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the rollout of coronavirus vaccines in Europe as being “unacceptably slow”. It also said the situation in the region is more worrying than it has been for several months. Vaccination campaigns in much of Europe have been hit by delays and the number of infections is rising. France […]
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, have commenced a nationwide strike despite the Federal Government’s efforts to stop the action. NARD gave the explanation on Thursday in a message posted on the association’s Twitter account. Recall that NARD had said that it would embark on an indefinite strike beginning from April 1 […]
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Action with the National Association of Resident Doctors aimed at averting the planned nationwide strike of resident doctors billed to commence today. The agreement was signed at midnight on Wednesday, after a seven-hour meeting between the Government side and the leadership of NARD at the office of […]
French schools will close for at least three weeks as part of new national restrictions to fight rising Covid cases. President EMMANUEL MACRON said schools would move to remote learning from next week. Lockdown measures, introduced in some areas of France earlier this month, are also being extended to other districts. The country is facing […]
Brazil’s President JAIR BOLSONARO is facing the biggest crisis after the heads of the army, navy and air force all quit and the country recorded its highest daily Covid-19 death toll. The unprecedented resignation of the defence chiefs is being seen as a protest at attempts by President BOLSONARO to apply undue control over the […]
Russia has supplied Venezuela with COVID-19 doses of EPI-VAC-CORONA to be used as part of trials of the Russian coronavirus vaccine candidate. Russia said that more than one hundred and fifteen thousand EpiVacCorona doses had been deployed in its national inoculation programme, calling it one hundred per cent effective in producing antibodies, after some trial […]
The Presidency has defended PresidentMUHAMMADU BUHARI’S trip to the United Kingdom, stressing that it is not for medical tourism. Presidential spokesperson, GARBA SHEHU, who featured a nationaltelevision programme, said the trip was because the president had maintained a relationship with his doctors in the UK for over 30 years. Recall that the Special Adviser to […]
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI is expected to travel to London, the United Kingdom, today, for a routine medical check-up. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on the Media and Publicity, FEMI ADESINA, said the Nigerian leader will meet with Security Chiefs this morning, before embarking on the journey. The statement added that the […]
