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The Federal Capital Territory chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged the Tinubu government to reconsider its “no work, no pay” policy against medical workers. The call by the association was made in collaboration with the Nasarawa and Kogi states chapters at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja to usher in the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM), and Scientific conference of the NMA-FCT. according to NAN.
The Federal Government had ordered the stoppage of the payment of salaries of members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) following their strike over unresolved welfare issues.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Nigeria Plc has announced its plans to shut down its operations in the country after about 51 years since it began business in Nigeria in 1972. This was made known in a press statement issued on Thursday and signed by the Company’s Secretary, Frederick Ichekwai and addressed to the Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX).

The Federal Government has approved the upward review of hazard allowance for non hospice based health professionals in the country and also approves #25,000 peculiar allowances for doctors with effect from June 1, 2023. This was made known in different circulars dated July 26, 2023, and signed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta.

Following the death of 20 people in Kaduna State, the Senate passed a resolution, mandating the Ministry of Health to, as a matter of urgency, commence the immunization of vulnerable Nigerians against Diphtheria disease. The resolution was a sequel to a motion that came under orders 41 and 51, under a matter of urgent public importance, sponsored by Senator Sunday Katung (PDP Kaduna South).

Twelve African countries across different regions are set to receive eighteen million doses of the first-ever malaria vaccine to help curb the parasite over the next two years, this was revealed by the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), the World Health Organisation and the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on 6th June 2023. The statement noted that the allocations have been determined through the application of the principles outlined in the framework for allocation of limited malaria vaccine supply that prioritizes those doses to areas of highest need, where the risk of malaria illness and death among children are highest.

The Biosecurity leaders, Livetec has launched an industry-first app which aims at assisting poultry farmers and backyard keepers tackle the spread of Avian Influenza (AI) amid UK’s ongoing outbreak. The development was made public in the a press release from the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA). The Livetec Systems App is a disease management mobile app which helps farmers get ahead of the spread of the highly pathogenic H7 avian influenza in poultry, and provides the tools they need to manage and protect their livestock. It comes amid the worst ever outbreak of AI in the UK, with tough laws imposed by government towards curbing the devastating spread. Designed as an easy-to-use tool which can accompany farmers throughout their day-to-day activities, the Livetec Systems App has been fashioned using Livetec’s signature lab to farm philosophy to bring contemporary technology to over a decade’s real-world experience on farm.