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NOA URGES NIGERIANS TO SHOW EMPATHY TO THE ELDERLY

The National Orientation Agency, NOA, has appealed to Nigerians to show greater empathy and compassion toward elderly persons living with dementia, as activities marking the 2025 World Alzheimer’s Day commenced in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. In partnership with NAIDCARE, the FCT Social Development Secretariat, and several NGOs, the Agency on Monday led an awareness road walk through major Abuja streets to draw attention to Alzheimer’s disease and combat stigma […]

today22/09/2025 2

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FCT Resident Doctors Suspend Indefinite Strike, To Resume Monday

The Federal Capital Territory chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite strike. The President of the chapter, George Ebong, who disclosed this TODAY said that members were expected to resume work on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 8 a.m. Ebong explained that the suspension followed the intervention of the Senate Committee on Federal Territory Area Councils and Ancillary Matters. However, he noted that despite […]

today19/09/2025 6

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FCT DOCTORS BEGIN INDEFINITE STRIKE

The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration has begun an indefinite strike over failure of the government to address any of their demands. The decision followed the association’s seven-day warning strike, which ended after an emergency general meeting held yesterday in Abuja. This was disclosed in a communique issued by the ARD-FCT, signed by its President, Dr. George Ebong, and General Secretary, Dr. Agbor Affiong. The […]

today15/09/2025 5

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TINUBU PLEDGES TO ELIMINATE POWER OUTAGES IN HOSPITALS

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s dedication to transforming Nigeria’s healthcare system, highlighting the critical need to resolve the persistent power supply issues affecting medical facilities nationwide. Delivering the President’s message at the National Stakeholders Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector on Tuesday in Abuja, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, emphasized that no Nigerian should lose their life due to power outages […]

today09/09/2025 4

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BREAKING: FCT RESIDENT DOCTORS BEGIN WARNING STRIKE

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory, has embarked on a seven-day warning strike. The development was announced on Monday, in a communiqué signed by the President, George Ebong, alongside other members of the executive. The doctors described the FCT health system as one plagued by long-standing systemic failures, calling for urgent and comprehensive reforms. Ebong noted that resident doctors in the territory are under intense pressure, often compelled […]

today08/09/2025 4

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Tuberculosis: Nigeria launches healthcare reform with key partners

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Health Services and Environment Secretariat, in partnership with Stop TB Partnership Nigeria, the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Control Program (NTBLCP), and digital health platform MobiHealth, has launched a new telehealth initiative aimed at accelerating the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria. The initiative was unveiled at the Dutsen Makaranta Primary Health Care Centre (PHC) in Abuja and is designed to leverage technology to […]

today11/08/2025 8

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STRIKING NURSES SUSPEND INDUSTRIAL ACTION – HEALTH MINISTER

The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has called off its nationwide warning strike, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate, announced on Friday. The decision followed a closed-door meeting between government officials and the union’s leadership in Abuja, where agreements were reportedly reached to address the association’s demands. However, union leaders declined to comment to the press after the meeting. The strike, which began on July 29, affected […]

today01/08/2025 4

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KEY DEMANDS MUST BE MET BEFORE WE SUSPEND STRIKE, NURSES INSIST

The National Chairman of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives – Federal Health Institutions Sector, Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, has insisted that the union will not suspend its ongoing strike until key aspects of their demands are addressed. Despite holding a meeting with the Minister of Labour on Tuesday at the expiration of its 15-day ultimatum issued on 14 July, 2025, the union carried on with the industrial action on Wednesday. […]

today31/07/2025 2

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STRIKE: DOCTORS GIVE FG ANOTHER 21 DAYS

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has temporarily suspended its proposed strike. This came after series of meetings convened at the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum earlier handed down to the government. On July 2, the NMA had warned that it may shut down medical services across the country if the Federal Government fails to address its demands before the expiration of its 21-day ultimatum on Wednesday, July 23. Top government […]

today28/07/2025 7

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