It is now statutorily mandatory for graduates of Veterinary Medicine, Medicine and Pharmacy to be administered practice oaths before allowed to practice by their professional associations.
This was disclosed by the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Prof. Maduike Ezeibe when the university’s ninth set of Veterinary Medicine Doctors were administered professional oath of practice by the Veterinary Council of Nigeria (VCN).

A renowned industrialist has declared that the only way a nation can grow, particularly in this clime (Nigeria), is to completely stop being dependent on foreign goods.

In a recent interview with Pharmanews, Mr Oluwatosin Jolayemi, managing director, Daily-Need Industries described the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry as a growing market that is in dire need of policies that will help the industry to grow.

He was however quick to add that it also depends on the side of the industry we are looking at.

The Chairman, Board of Trustees, Cancer Enlightenment and Support Foundation, Mr Adegboyega Adepitan, has urged the federal and state governments to provide free diagnostics for cancer patients. Adepitan said this in Lagos on Friday when the foundation paid the medical bill of a cancer patient, Mrs Gloria Eze, who had been receiving treatment at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. He also lamented that the National Health Insurance Scheme and the Lagos State Health

As Nigeria celebrates three years without the detection of a Wild Polio Virus case, health authorities say the country is on its way to finally being awarded polio-free certification.No case of the virus has been detected in Nigeria since August 2016. If the situation remains by March 2020, Nigeria may be certified polio-free.Poliomyelitis (polio) is a highly infectious viral disease, which mainly affects young children. The virus is transmitted by person-to-person spread mainly through the faecal-oral route or, through contaminated water or food and multiplies in the

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symington, has commended Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State for the high premium placed on healthcare system, especially in transforming the secondary health centres to meet international standards in the state. Symington, who spoke, yesterday, when he led a delegation of USAID and CDC on a courtesy visit to Emmanuel at Government House, Uyo, noted that the efforts would improve healthcare delivery in the state. He said the essence of his visit to the state was to launch the most important effort of the US in medi-care to save lives