ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago is elated over the successful first neurological and knee surgeries conducted by the IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna. A team of surgeons led by Consultant Neurosurgeon Dr Uthman Uthman successfully performed its first brain surgery on a 19-year-old boy who had sustained a severe brain injury and skull fracture during a road crash. Another team of surgeons led by Orthopedic Surgeons Abdullahi Mohammad and Mustapha Ibrahim also performed its first total knee replacement surgery after many decades on a 65-year-old woman with bilateral advanced osteoarthritis of the knee. Bago applauded the…
Author: Fatima Zahra Muhammad
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A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has commended the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, for building Nigeria’s first-of-its-kind cattle ranch.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger State, Governor Umaru Bago has directed that all casual staff in General Hospitals be paid N80,000 monthly. The state governments decision, which aims to improve the welfare of health workers and enhance the quality of care provided in state-run medical facilities was announced on Thursday in Minna. Speaking while addressing a group of casual workers from Minna General Hospital who had expressed grievances at the Government House in Minna, Bago stressed that the welfare of health workers is critical to achieving better health outcomes for the people of Niger State. The Governor while acknowledging the…
ASHENEWS reports that Fidelity Bank Plc has donated maternity kits to 30 pregnant women at the Mushin Primary Health Centre (PHC), Lagos, in a bid to improve maternal health in the area.
ASHENEWS reports that the Niger state government on Thursday launched the 2025 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem Appeal Fund with a contribution of N50 million.
ASHENEWS reports that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it will carry out a maintenance exercise at the Delta 132/33kV Transmission Substation.
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public about the recall of some batches of Apo-Amitriptyline tablets.
ASHENEWS reports that the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a public alert over the circulation of two counterfeit batches of Avastin 400mg/16ml, an anticancer medication manufactured by Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Germany.
ASHENEWS reports that a 27-year-old woman has been arrested by the police in Niger state for the alleged murder of her husband, Baba Aliyu, 25, after a domestic dispute in Dzwafu village, Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State.