Nostalgic Memories Of My Alma Mater, 30 Years After By Mark Longyen It’s exactly 30 years ago this year, when I was admitted into the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife to undergo my undergraduate degree in International Relations in 1988. The memories of my journey to -and sojourn in- Ife have remained indelible on my mind as though these events took place just yesterday. I was an ambitious and intelligent young teenager admitted via JAMB on merit, straight from my secondary school, the famous CSJ Vom, after “clearing” all my 1987 WAEC subjects at one sitting. The long trip to Ife was my first ever journey outside […]

January 26th, 2018 Plateau Youth G-17 Peace and Progressive Forum SUSPENSION OF STRIKE BY EMPLOYEES OF JOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL Health is wealth and healthy people are productive people. The importance of health cannot be emphasized this is because a healthy nation is a productive and progressive one. It is in line with the aforementioned assertions that we wish to register our pleasure to the management and employees of the famous and prestigious Jos University Teaching Hospital for being able to reach the agreement that saw the prolonged strike being suspended. The suspension is not only in the interest of the management but also in the best interest […]

NARD laments crisis in Jos University Teaching hospital By Golok Nanmwa, Jos President of the National Association of Resident Doctors , Dr. Chinaka Ugochukwu has expressed disappointment in the Chief Medical Director of the Jos University Teaching Hospital , Prof. Edmund Banwat, for shunning the association. According to Ugochukwu, the CMD was informed ahead that the leadership of NARD was coming to JUTH at the weekend to find solutions to the lingering crisis raging between CMD and the Association Resident Doctors JUTH Chapter. But he said that knowing that they were coming all the way from Abuja, the CMD left for an undisclosed mission in Abuja sp that […]

Health they say is wealth and for an individual to be productive in his/her field of endeavor, he/she must be medically sound. Our spotlight today is on Dr. Kenneth Egwuda, a Consultant Gynaecologist, IVF/ART Specialist and Medical Expert who is not only meeting the medical needs of the people but also their reproductive needs. He was adjudged by the “WHO is WHO” organization as the Best Doctor in Plateau State, on account of his technical expertise and professionalism in the Medical Profession as well as the significant milestones and impacts he has made, and is still bringing to the Health Sector. He was also honored as “Africa’s Distinguished Personality of […]

Malaria: NAFDAC alerts public on fake COARTEM tablet in circulation ABUJA—THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, raised the alarm over the circulation of fake Coartem tablets in the country. Coartem is one of the leading and common brands of anti malaria drugs in Nigeria. In a statement by the Agency’s Director, Special Duties, Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, NAFDAC regretted the ugly incident and urged health care providers and other members of the public to be on alert for such dangerous products. Jimoh explained that the manufacturer of the fake Coartem tablet is written as NOVRTS instead of Novartis. “The members of the public, especially health […]

Former Deputy Senate President,Ibrahim Mantu has decried the poor state of medical facilities at some hospitals located in the country’s six geo-political zones  which were conceived to serve as centres of excellence, particularly, the Jos University Teaching Hospital calling on the federal government to return the health institutions  to their  original design. The former legislator made the plea at the 2017 Annual General Meeting of the Association of Resident Doctors, JUTH Branch, which ended in Jos at the weekend. At the AGM which has as its theme, “The New Physicians’ Pledge and its Role in Contemporary Medical Practice’’, saw Dr Paul Agbo returned as ARD president while Dr. […]