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Sunday, 8 January 2017 - 8:57pm

Resident doctors seek FG intervention in face-off with health ministry

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The Association of resident doctors (ARD), comprising Lagos University Hospital (LUTH), Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital (FNPH), Yaba, and the National Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH) Igbobi, has urged the Federal government to pay their salaries and see to their general welfare.

Sunday, 8 January 2017 - 8:53pm

Nigerians groan as government fails to implement health law

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Three years after the National Health Act was signed into law in 2014, the much anticipated benefits are yet to be felt by Nigerians.

Saturday, 7 January 2017 - 8:21pm

FG gives $1.5mn health grant to Sokoto Govt

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The Federal Government has provided a $ 1.5million grant to Sokoto State Government under the Saving One Million Lives Programme.

The Permanent Secretary in the State’s Ministry of Health, Almustapha Othman, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria

Saturday, 7 January 2017 - 8:11pm

High salt intake is dangerous to health- Expert

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A medical expert, Dr Bola Idowu of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has warned Nigerians against the high consumption of salt, saying that it is dangerous to health.

Idowu gave the warning in Ilorin on Friday during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).