Seek grants, tax relief, preventive, cost-reflective care, others By Anthony Nwachukwu Practitioners under the Lagos State branch of the Association of Nigeria Private Medical Practitioners (ANPMP) have condemned the generally poor and discouraging environment of medical and healthcare practice in the country, including the state. The health professionals gave the […]
205 Ibadan residents benefit from Afolabi medical outreach
Dental check on a market woman during the Taiwo Afolabi Rural Dental Outreach at Molete Market, Ibadan…recently By Anthony Nwachukwu Two hundred and five persons, mainly traders at the market, have enjoyed free dental and medical care at the annual Taiwo Afolabi Free Rural Dental Outreach at the Molete Market […]
NAFDAC charges importers to take responsibility for cargo documentation
Adeyeye Says jail awaits fraudulent owners, clearing agents Clearing agents and importers who collude to falsify the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) documents for their cargoes will face severe consequences, including going to jail, the agency has warned. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the […]
Covid-19: UK commends Nigerian, Osagie, for mass production of ventilator
For his ingenuity in the mass production of ventilators to boost the country’s National Health System (NHS) against the coronavirus pandemic, the United Kingdom (UK) Cabinet Office has described a Nigerian Information Technology Consultant, Victor Osagie, as one of Britain’s best. Osagie’s team delivered the quality control system that rapidly […]
Covid-19: Developer upbeat as U.S trial of remdesivir shows promise
Developer of the coronavirus experimental treatment, Gilead Sciences, said the drug, Remdesivir, has generated “positive data” in a trial of the antiviral organised by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). “We understand that the trial has met its primary endpoint and that NIAID will provide detailed information at […]
Presidential flood committee fights Covid-19 with N1.5b
The Presidential Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Committee has supported Nigeria’s efforts to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country with the sum of N1.5 billion. The body, led by the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote (set up in 2012 to provide support for flood victims and […]
APM Terminals leads maritime industry’s Covid-19 battle with over N300m
General Manager, External Relations, APM Terminals Apapa, Daniel Odibe (left), handing over the donated items to the Port Manager, Lagos Port Complex Apapa, Funmilayo Olotu Leading terminal operator, APM Terminals, Apapa, in collaboration with its sister-company, the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), Onne, is backing Nigeria’s fight against the Coronavirus […]
Covid-19: Group begins fundraising in aid of health workers
Towards the well-being of those on the front-line of Nigeria’s battle to contain the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, a reputable crowd-funding platform, Giving.ng, has announced a fundraising campaign to support health workers. The initiative noted the huge support of companies and individuals to the fight against the scourge through cash donation […]
FG seeks cooperation, as NIMASA offers personnel, logistics against Covid-19
Coordinator of NIMASA’s Abuja Zonal Office and representative of the DG, Zailani Musa Attah (left), Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Olusegun Adekunle, and the SGF and Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha, during the presentation of the […]
SIFAX Group backs Nigeria with N130m against Covid-19 spread
Oyinloye Indigenous multinational, SIFAX Group, has backed the nation’s efforts to stem the spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic with N130 million, the Group Managing Director, Adekunle Oyinloye, said. From the amount, N70 million goes to the Federal Government through the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19, Lagos and Ogun states will […]