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The Taraba State chapter of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), held its general meeting/maiden scientific session yesterday February 20th 2019. The event which took place at the Nurses house in Jalingo, brought together graduate Nurses all across Taraba State. After words of prayer from both faiths(Christianity and Islam), members took out time to introduce themselves, stating where they are working at the moment. The Acting Chairman/Secretary Nurse Machoko M. R. took out time to welcome and thank all those who created time for the event. The scientific Session titled: Assertiveness in Nursing Profession, saw Nurse Machoko going memory lane from the era of Socrates to Smith up to the modern day Nursing practice. Nurses were reawakened to stand for the truth and honesty in the practice of the Nursing profession, never to relent on what is right. An interactive  contribution session was taken "see it, say it and fix it",  as it applies to Nursing pr...

The Taraba State chapter of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) the umbrella body of all graduate Nurses is calling on its members for a general meeting /Scientific session. The general meeting /scientific which is the first for the year 2019 promises to be an engaging one. The general meeting /scientific session comes up as follows: Date:  Wednesday 20th February 2019. Time:  10am Venue:  Nurses house Speaking with Nursingdetails the acting chairman  who doubles as the Secretary General  Nurse Machoko M. R.  Calls on members to be in attendance while also calling for new members not to miss this event.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has staged a walkout from the meeting with a federal government delegation. The government delegation was led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. The university lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike on November 4, demanding improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with the government. The National President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, led the union’s delegation to Monday’s meeting. The ASUU delegation arrived at the ministry at exactly 5:00 p.m. but no member of the federal government delegation was around as at this time. The government delegation led by the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, arrived at exactly 6:00 p.m. The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, was absent at the time the meeting started. Before the walkout and at the start of the meeting, Mr Ngige told the lecturers that he hopes a consensus on most of the issues is reached at the end of the meeting. He assured the uni...

Two persons have been confirmed dead from suspected cases of yellow fever in Edo State. It was gathered that the deaths occurred barely a week of the outbreak of strange ailments in some villages in Uhunmwode local government. Symptoms displayed by the victims include high fever, stomach pains, vomiting, nose bleeding, amongst others. Edo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. David Osifo, who confirmed the outbreak debunked rumours about Lassa fever or Ebola outbreak. He said his team of disease control experts was on ground in the affected area to contain the strange ailment. “You are correct. We suspect yellow fever, two have been confirmed as yellow fever and negative for lassa. “My team of experts was right there now to contain it. Nothing to panic the public about please,” Osifo said.

Nigerian doctors and nurses have committed themselves to a better working relationship in the health sector and stoppage of unhealthy rivalry, the President of Nigerian Medical Association, Francis Faduyile, has said. Mr Faduyile said this in a statement Tuesday after a courtesy visit to the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) in Abuja. The official said the NMA was prepared for a better relationship with the nurses and is always committed to the restoration of the lost glory of health workers. He said such collaboration would guarantee better working relationship, quality health care service for patients and better working environment. Nigerian doctors and nurses have been on warpath over the years especially because doctors specifically oppose most of the welfare demands of JOHESU (Joint Health Sector Union), a group of other health workers apart from doctors. Nurses are included in JOHESU. “It is true that nurses have not had the best of times over the years...

Protesting students of the School of Basic Psychiatry and Nursing, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, on Tuesday, barricaded the institution’s entrance with a coffin. The nursing students were protesting the failure of the Hospital to register them for the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria examination, after they had paid requisite fees. It was reported that the angry students caused a stir as they carried a mock coffin against the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Jojo Onwukwe and the officer in charge of training in the hospital, Mr. Andrew Onowigwe. After a procession round the hospital, they placed the coffin at the entrance gate preventing people from either going in or out of the Hospital. President of the Students’ Union Government, Amadi Chisom accused the Hospital management of frustrating their future. “Apart from our school fees, we paid N41,000 for this examination and we have been in discussion with Mr. Andrew, who claimed they have registered us for the ...

NANNM UNIT ELECTION   Sequel to the forthcoming unit election of NANNM nationwide, it has come to the notice of the Nursing Ambassadors of Nigeria that majority of the senior Nurses have started intimidating the 21st century Nurses with the aim of scaring them/us from contesting the key positions at their respective units (Unit Chairman & Secretary) that will grant us the eligibility of becoming automatic delegates at the next year State & National election of NANNM in order to effect the needed positive change of leadership of NANNM at both the State & National level.   On this note therefore,  1) All the 21st century Nurses under the platform of Nursing Ambassadors of Nigeria are urged & advised to get involve in the forthcoming Unit election of NANNM at their respective units.   2) Ensure to get your NANNM membership card at the state NANNM headquarter, 10, calabar-Itu highway, Uyo with the sum of #1500    3) Endeavour to meet the NANNM c...

University of Ilorin, is located in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State on latitude 8.4799° N and longitude 4.5418° E, covering an approximate land mass of 5,000 hectare. University of Ilorin is located at about 500km apart from Nigeria national capital (Abuja) and about 300km away from the Nation’s economic capital (Lagos).   Applications are invited for the academic position below:   Position:   Graduate Assistant   Location : Ilorin, Kwara Faculty: Clinical Sciences  Department: Nursing Science   Qualifications and Requirements *  Candidates should be holders of a Bachelor Degree (minimum of Second Class Upper Division) from recognised universities, in relevant fields. * Candidates must also have evidence of NYSC Discharge/Exemption Certificate. * Applicants must be computer literate.   Salary and Other Conditions *  N 1,274,177.00  (CONUASS 1) * Appointment is normally on probation which may be confirmed after two years of satisf...

The Sokoto State Government has confirmed nine deaths as a result of as suspected case of gastroenteritis in seven local government areas of the state. Gastroenteritis occurs when a person’s stomach and intestines are irritated and inflamed. The cause is typically a viral or bacterial infection, experts say. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Mr. Mustapha Ali, on Friday in Sokoto, listed six of the affected LGAs as Illela, Sabon-Birni, Gada, Goronyo, Isa and Tureta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that most of the LGAs border the Niger Republic. Ali stated that the situation was under control, as the state and Federal Government officials have been deployed to the affected areas, while medications and other aids have also been made available. He, however, refuted the claims that it was an outbreak of cholera, noting that experts have since taken samples for laboratory tests, in line with standard practice. According to the PS, preliminary investigations reveal that t...

The Plateau state chapter of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA) held its meeting today in Jos the plateau state capital, the meeting took place today at the conference hall, College of Nursing vom, Juth Campus. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Mustapha Garba, UGONSA PRO, Northern Region and a staff of Federal University Kashere. Mr. Mustapha welcomed members and thanked them for creating time out of their tight schedules to attend the meeting, he then read out agenda for the meeting Members took out time to introduce themselves followed by an update on progress so far by Mr. Garba, Mr. Kizito and Mr. Dajwal.  Members  decried how graduate nurses in plateau state are being treated as second class citizens in the state, they all lamented how retirees are preferred to graduate nurses as lecturers, how the management of college of nursing and midwifery vom  do turn down youth corpers send to the school among others. The maltreatment of Nurses servi...