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Japa: Nigerian doctors deserve better pay, incentives to stay – Ogun FMC’s Olomu

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The Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Musa Olomu, has asserted that until Nigerian doctors and other medical personnel receive the salaries and incentives they deserve, migration to developed countries will continue.

Olomu, while acknowledging the Federal government’s efforts to boost the healthcare sector by increasing medical school admissions and building healthcare infrastructure, maintained that more needs to be done to retain medical talent.

He spoke in Abeokuta on Thursday at a press conference where he presented his scorecard after eight years in office.

The medical director, who will bow out of office on May 31, said the salaries paid to most doctors are insufficient to take care of their families, especially those with children abroad.

Olomu said, “They are increasing admission into medical schools, building pharmacies, laboratory technology facilities, those things are increasing, not that they are reducing the number of doctors relocating to the US, UK, and Europe. Let them also give us the incentives that we deserve.

“Give us the salaries that we deserve as the colonial masters were doing in those days when they treated us as number two immediately after the Director General. Then doctors will stay. You can imagine, in this hospital, my doctors separated cancer from the nerves and bones, and the patient lived again.

“What are they doing in the US? What are they doing in the UK? It was here at FMC that cancer was removed. What is the salary of those doctors? Around 700,000 to 800,000. What are they going to do with that? And you say they shouldn’t go to where they will be paid 10 million per month so that they will be able to take care of their wives and children?

“Fine, they have invested a lot in the health sector. Yes, they are training pharmacists and doctors, but they should make sure that their incentives and salaries are paid so that we can stay back and do the necessary things,” he added.

Olomu, reflecting on his eight-year tenure as Medical Director, said the hospital has been upgraded to a world-class standard, with the procurement of modern equipment and the recruitment of a large number of qualified medical and non-medical staff.

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Benue: 107 Yelwata victims still in hospital – Govt official

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July 16, 2025

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Benue State Government says at least 107 Yelwata victims were still receiving treatment at the Benue State Teaching Hospital in Makurdi.

The Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, James Iorpuu, said this during a news briefing in Makurdi on Tuesday.

Ekwutosblog reports that suspected bandits attacked and killed over 200 people in Yelwata community on June 13.

Iorpuu, who doubles as the Executive Secretary, Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, disclosed that the state had witnessed sustained, coordinated fatal attacks since 2011 by bandits.

“What happened in Yelwata had not happened anywhere in the world, should never happen again to any community,” he said.

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I Went to a Health Center in Abia, Got Free Medical Tests, Free Diagnosis, Free Drugs

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July 8, 2025

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Because I have confidence in the standard  of healthcare our government is providing in Umuahia South and Abia in general, I went to one of our health centers for treatment. 

Test was done free and drugs were given free.

The new Abia is here.

Dr Alex Otti,  we proud of you.

Enyinnaya Nwosu

 

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Nigeria records 145 Lassa fever deaths in 2025

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June 27, 2025

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 145 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025 as the country continues to battle the viral hemorrhagic disease across 18 states.

According to the latest situation report released on Friday by the NCDC for epidemiological week 24 (June 9–15), Nigeria recorded 766 confirmed cases from 5,678 suspected infections.

The case fatality rate stood at 18.9 per cent, up from 17.6 per cent during the same period in 2024.

The agency said that the states most affected were Ondo, Bauchi, Edo, Taraba, and Ebonyi, which accounted for 91 per cent of the confirmed cases.

It said that Ondo alone contributed 31 per cent making it the epicentre of the outbreak.

In spite a decline in new confirmed cases — down to eight from 11 the previous week — the Nigerian public health agency said that health authorities remained concerned about the high fatality rate.

The agency said that this was driven by late presentation of cases, poor health-seeking behaviour, and unsanitary living conditions in high-burden communities.

According to it, efforts to contain the outbreak have included the deployment of Rapid Response Teams to 10 states, risk communication, environmental sanitation campaigns, and training of health workers in high-risk areas.

The NCDC also de-escalated its Incident Management System to alert mode while integrating Lassa fever messages into wider disease awareness campaigns.

The agency has appealed to the public to avoid contact with rodents and to seek prompt medical care at designated treatment centres at the first sign of symptoms such as fever, headache, or bleeding.

The agency continues to urge Nigerians to maintain hygiene, report symptoms early, and avoid contact with rodents and their secretions.

“The public is also encouraged to follow NCDC advisories and utilise the toll-free line 6232 for inquiries,” it said.

The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Lassa fever is a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted primarily through contact with the urine or faeces of infected rats.

It can also spread from person to person through bodily fluids, contaminated objects, or infected medical equipment.

Symptoms include fever, sore throat, headache, vomiting, muscle pain, and in severe cases, bleeding from the body openings.

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