Sam EFERARO

• No official letter from Health Minister to suspend me, he says • NANS vows to sack him by Tuesday • 'We won’t work until he obeys Council,' workers insist • Suspended ES, Council chairperson meet Health Minister Abuja - Dozens of…

as Sanofi  Summit ends Experts at the one-day Diabetes Summit organized by Sanofi Aventis, a global biopharmaceutical healthcare company focused on human health on Wednesday October 17, have advocated a comprehensive coverage of…

• Aso Rock may overrule Council • We stand by our decision, Council insists ABUJA - Suspended Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, Prof Usman Yusuf, has defied directive by the Governing Council of the scheme that he…

Constitutes administrative panel to investigate him Says scheme may collapse in 3 years if decision not taken Sadiq Abubukar named as  acting Executive Secretary At a briefing in Abuja, Thursday, the council through its…

(L-R): Assistant Director of Nursing Services, Lagos State PHC Board, Mrs. Toyin Odukoya; Director Medical Administration, Training and Programmes, Ministry of Health, Dr. Funmilayo Shokunbi; Director of Nursing Services, Lagos State…

ABUJA - The Nigeria Health Watch, a health blog, said on Monday that over 5,000 doctors and nurses trained in Nigeria have abandoned the nation to practice in United Kingdom. At a briefing to kick off this year “Future of Health…

The World Bank says it “has to take some responsibility’’ for advising Nigeria and other African countries to invest more in roads, railways and energy rather than in education and health. The World Bank President, Mr. Jim Yong Kim, made…

ABUJA - The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has made fresh call on the Executive-Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf to step aside from the scheme over alleged fresh…

Top endocrinologists and other experts in the management of diabetes around the world are expected to converge in Lagos next week for the second edition of the Diabetes Summit organized by Sanofi, a global biopharmaceutical healthcare…

The award winning plant Procter and Gamble (P&G), a leading fast moving consumer goods company in Nigeria and makers of Pampers and Ariel, has received the National Development Safety and Health Award as a testament to the Company’s…