OGOJA – The Special Assistant to the Governor on Nursing, Mr Coco-Bassey Esu, has assured the management of the College of Nursing Sciences, Ogoja, of continued infrastructural development under the administration of Governor Bassey Otu. Speaking during a visit to the college, Mr Esu stated that the governor had provided the necessary funds to upgrade…
CALABAR – The Advocates Against Corruption in Public Service in Nigeria has called for an investigation into the Acting Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar, Dr Theo Onyuku, over allegations of falsification of age and employment records. In a petition addressed to the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare,…
Human size has increased over the past century thanks to better health and nutrition, but this change has not occurred equally among men and women, a new study shows. Men have grown taller and heavier at more than twice the rate of women, according to the study published this week in the journal, Biology Letters. The…
CALABAR – The Management of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) has terminated the appointment of a locum radiographer following the death of a patient at the facility. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the radiographer was sacked for negligence of duty. A competent source, who pleaded anonymity, told NAN on Wednesday…
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration, ARD FCTA, has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike has grounded activities in government hospitals in Wuse, Asokoro, Maitama, Kubwa, Zuba, and Kwali, among others. The President of ARD FCTA, Dr George Ebong, who disclosed this…
