BREAKING... The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN approves appointment of 14 NEW Chief Medical Directors (CMDs)/ Medical Directors (MDs) of Federal Medical Centers, Teaching Hospitals and Specialty Centers. APPOINTEES 1) Prof. Bisala Ekele, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada 2) Dr. V. A. Osiatuma, Federal Medical Center, Asaba 3) Prof. Idris Suleiman, Federal Medical Center, Birnin - Kudu 4) Prof. Abdus Musa, Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta 5) Dr. O. O. Alabi, Federal Medical Center, Lokoja 6) Dr. Adejuwon Dada, Federal Medical Center, Ebute - Metta, Lagos 7) Ibrahim Wakawa, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Maiduguri 8) Dr. O. C. Ogun, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Lagos 9) Dr. Shehu Sale, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Sokoto 2ND TERM APPOINTEES 10) Prof. A. Z. Mohammed, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital 11) Prof. Anthony Igwegbe, Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi 12) Dr. Wiza Inusa, Federal Med

Congratulations to Prof. Ezekiel Olasunkanmi Ajao, Dean School of Nursing, Babcock University had won the Nursing & Midwifery Excellence Award of the Year!!! 2017 #NHEA17 Thanks to all of you out there my friends who voted for this Nursing Icon, a man of honour, amiable leader, erudite scholar, versatile teacher of teachers who itches for propagation and development of nursing at all times. I thank God that our votes really counted! Congratulations sir, you deserve more recognitions and awards sir.

Join Professor Prisca Adejumo, by June 28 at the  University of Ibadan- for the  Nursing Academia Summit.        Professor Adejumo, Head of Department, Nursing, University of Ibadan will be delivering the Keynote Address at the fast approaching Nursing Academia Summit.      Her journey in nursing started all the way from her days in the School of Nursing University of Benin Teaching Hospital where she bagged a General Nursing Certificate in the year 1990.      She went ahead to bag a post basic certificate in midwifery in the year 1991.         She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Ibadan in the year 1997.    She had her first Masters in Medical Surgical Nursing from the University of Ibadan in the year 1999.       Her second masters was in Medical Sociology which she obtained in the year 2000.     She had her first PhD (Medical Sociology) in the year 2004.       She did not stop here but went ahead to bag a second PhD in Nursing!     Sh

Nursing offers so many options to branch off into and as a profession we are truly blessed to have a multitude of possibilities. This is some of my story on how I ended up obtaining a Masters in Nursing Leadership. I started my nursing education at a community college, I was more than happy to simply become a Registered Nurse (RN) the fastest way possible. After graduation, I truly only cared about being a badass ER nurse, getting my own apartment and making that nurse-money. My first job was in a busy emergency room that simply required an Associates Degree. Many of the nurses who worked with me had varying levels of education, BSN nurses did get paid $1 more per hour, however I didn’t see where they were much smarter than any one else.I was blessed to  work closely with many amazing  Nurse Practitioners (NP). Watching them work, diagnose, and be a physician extender, I realized that role was not for me. I didn’t see my self as a mid-level practitioner, being on call, and quite

The Institue of Nursing Research Nursing cordially invites all Nurses to its Academia Summit with the theme: Current Trends In Nigerian Nursing Education: Fixing The Cracks Date: Wedneday 28th June 2017 Time: 8am Venue: First Bank Hall, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ibadan, Oyo State Enquiries: Emmanuel: 07033301600 Alexandra: 07032953763

Nurses in LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, protested today against incessant refusal of the hospital management in reinstating the suspended nurses. Some members of a group tagged progressive nurses were last week laid off their job for protesting against hospital management hostility in paying half salary without any agreement nor negotiation. After the protest the hospital management released a memo, only to add 3% increment of the 50% salary. The progressive nurses observed this as nonchalant and insensitive to their plights. The progressive nurses however is increasing in numbers from 103 nurses as senior nurses waged their full support in the aluta. Meanwhile, some members of the progressive nurses carried placards with various inscriptions demanding thier full payments,  reinstatement of the suspended nurses, good working environments, hospital equipment and so on. Despite the management shutting the administrative block entrance, the progressive nurses never deter

The building housing the Accident and Emergency unit at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) in Idi-Araba, Lagos, is currently under lock and key. The building was shut down yesterday after some furious family members stormed the hospital to beat up   workers in reaction to the death of their loved ones. SaharaReporters learned that, within less than 24 hours, two separate groups forced their way into the Accident and Emergency unit and assaulted staff they accused of inhumane disregard leading to the death of their relatives.  On Thursday, June 8, 2017, angry relations of a young man who died after the hospital failed to attend to him attacked workers at the unit, beating the doctors and nurses on duty. Then, around 1 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017, another group rushed someone to the hospital. When told that the hospital had no bed for the patient, the crowd forced their way into the Accident and Emergency building, removed a patient from a bed and pl

AN ADDRESS BY CHIEF (HON.) NURSE SOLOMON E.O. EGWUENU FNHR, FCAI, THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY GRADUATES OF NURSING SCIENCES ASSOCIATION (UGONSA) ON THE OCCASSION OF EXPANDED NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS MEETING HELD AT CABRINI CENTRE, NEAR FEDERAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE ON SATURDAY JUNE 3RD, 2017.  Professional colleagues, I wish to most sincerely welcome all of you to this historical gathering of the present and future torch bearers of Nigerian “DREAM NURSING PROFESSION”. May I at this point appreciate, honour and praise the Almighty God for granting us all journey mercies from our different destinations to Enugu, the coal city, for this epoch making gathering. I must not fail to appreciate and pay worthy and deserved tributes to you all, the industrious and progressive nurses that have made all our struggles and efforts in liberating the Nigerian Graduates Nurses not only fruitful but worthwhile and efficacious. Even when I was incapacitated by ailment th

Nurses working in LTH Ogbomoso has been receiving half salary since January 2016. Other staff were not left out of the hood. A group of  progressive nurses raised dusts by approaching the recognised union (NANNM) to challenge the authority of the management over the unpopular scheme, as it affects the welfare of the nurses. This has led over 100 nurses to resign from the hospital, thus crippling the activities of the hospitals. This group of concerned progressive nurses perceived this scheme as a fraudulent act between the NANNM executive and the hospital management as there wasn't any signed documents to that effect. 5thJune, 2017, a protest was staged by the progressive nurses to intimate the hospital management, the Head of Nursing Servives (HNS) attended to them prevail over the matter and promised to see the NANNM Chairman and the secretary. After several attempts by the group of progressive nurses to find a lasting solution to the issue,  the progressive nurses wrote two

Nigeria Ophthalmic Nurses Association (NONA) 2017 NAC/NEC Meeting Invitation The Nigeria Ophthalmic Nurses Association cordially invites all to its 2017 National Administrative/National Executive Council Meeting scheduled as follows: Date: 9th June 2017 (Arrival 8/6/2017) Venue: Nurses House, Bishop Street, Yula, Adamawa State Time 10:00am AGENDA: 1. NONA National Workshop Module for NMCN approval as a pre-requisite for renewal of License 2. 2017 National Delegates Conference/Elections of National Officers 3. AOB States are reminded to come along with their Annual Dues of N5,000:00 or pay into NONA Account with Eco Bank International.