The House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions has stated that it is disturbed by the doctor-patient ratio and the exodus of Nigerian doctors to other countries, popularly called "japa." The lawmakers have scheduled a public hearing on the bill declaring a state of emergency on health for Monday, the 27th, and Tuesday, the 28th.
“When you go there, you will see Dr. Abubakar, Dr. Chinedu, Dr. Femi, and so on. They are the ones running the hospitals. Magaji said that although many Nigerian doctors who left the country are highly demanded overseas, there’s a call for more training and exportation of locally trained medical practitioners to fill the gaps created.
Also speaking, the Chief Medical Director, Prof. Yusuf Bara Jibrin appealed to the lawmakers for intervention in the area of power service, saying that the hospital’s energy bill runs to about N50m monthly.Before flagging, please keep in mind that Disqus does not moderate communities. Your username will be shown to the moderator, so you should only flag this comment for one of the reasons listed above.
No fewer than 46 persons, including vigilante, operatives, have been killed in Zurak village, Bashar District of Wase Local Council of Plateau State, injuring others in the community. Chairman of Fiscal Responsibility Commission, Victor Mururako, has declared that the commission has no record of remittances by Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as expected by law.Federal Government has approved a $750 million World Bank funding for the construction of 1,200 mini-grids in rural communities across Nigeria.