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                    [description] => The Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) has sacked a surgeon who secretly removed a patient’s kidney during a procedure. The state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, announced the termination of his appointment on Friday. The case began when Joshua Afolayan, a kidney‑transplant recipient, reported that his organ had been taken without his […] The post Ekiti University Teaching Hospital Dismisses Surgeon For Secretly Removing Patient’s Kidney appeared first on Information Nigeria.
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                    [description] => The state government says it will bear the full cost of a new kidney transplant for the patient, the post-transplant care and transplant-related medical maintenance for a period of two years. The post Ekiti Dismisses EKSUTH Doctor Accused Of Unlawful Removal Of Patient’s Kidney appeared first on Channels Television.
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                    [description] => Pechier, who has denied wrongdoing and not been detained since the start of the probe, appeared unmoved. The post Doctor Accused Of Poisoning 30 Patients, Killing 12, Jailed For Life appeared first on Channels Television.
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                    [description] => A French court sentenced anaesthetist Frederic Pechier to life in jail for poisoning 30 patients, 12 of whom died, between 2008 and 2017. Read More: https://punchng.com/french-doctor-gets-life-jail-for-poisoning-30-patients-killing-12/
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                    [description] => The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to read more REA partners NBS on national energy survey to boost electricity access
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                    [description] => King Charles III announces his cancer treatment will be reduced, crediting early diagnosis and effective medical intervention for the positive news. Read More: https://punchng.com/king-charles-announces-reduced-cancer-treatment-following-early-diagnosis/
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                    [description] => THE Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity, countries, philanthropic foundations, and development partners has announced US$1.9 billion, including approximately US$1.2 billion in newly pledged funds that reduce the remaining resource gap for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2029 Strategy to $440 million. This funding to strengthen global health systems, expand immunisation, and accelerate progress […]
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                    [description] => Nigerian DisCos decry over N100bn in unpaid electricity bills by government MDAs, warning the massive debt threatens the power sector’s liquidity. Read More: https://punchng.com/mdas-unpaid-electricity-bills-exceed-n100bn-discos-cry-out/
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                    [description] => Medical experts stress that obtaining patient consent is a legal and ethical duty. Patients have the right to refuse care, protecting their autonomy. Read More: https://punchng.com/doctors-need-patients-consent-before-commencing-treatment/
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                    [description] => Wondering about eating after surgery? Surgeons explain why your gut needs rest and how food is slowly reintroduced to prevent serious complications. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-patients-are-not-allowed-to-eat-food-after-surgery-surgeons/
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                    [description] =>   A 38-year-old British doctor, Nathaniel John Spencer, has been charged with multiple sexual offences involving 38 patients, including children, at two major hospitals in the West Midlands, United Kingdom. According to a statement released by Staffordshire Police on Friday on its website, the former practising doctor from Quinton, Birmingham, is facing a total of […]
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                    [description] => The fundraising was organised by media personality Wisdom Obi-Dickson, who helped raise over N30,776,252 as of December 1, 2025.
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                    [description] => The upcoming campaign marks another major step in Nigeria’s efforts to sustain its polio-free status and strengthen immunity among children nationwide. The post Jigawa Set To Vaccinate 1.5 Million Children As Polio Campaign Begins November 29 appeared first on Channels Television.
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                    [title] => Electricity Distribution Companies Achieve 86% Billing Efficiency, Collects N241.54bn In September
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                    [description] => Nigeria’s power sector recorded an improvement in commercial performance in September 2025, as electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) achieved 86 per cent billing efficiency for the month. This is according to the latest Commercial Performance Factsheet released by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The report provides a detailed snapshot of how DisCos managed energy billing, […]
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                    [description] => The NNPC/Renaissance JV donates $300,000 to sustain advanced cancer treatment in Nigeria at the National Hospital, ensuring uninterrupted patient care. Read More: https://punchng.com/nnpc-jv-donates-300000-to-sustain-cancer-treatment-at-national-hospital/
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                    [description] => The Agency expressed readiness to provide Nigeria access to select market intelligence products such as the Monthly Oil Market Report, host joint workshops on gas monetisation, etc. The post Nigeria’s Gas Resources Can Close Africa’s 600 Million Persons’ Energy Gap— IEA appeared first on Channels Television.
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                    [description] => Some of the benefits of the intervention to include: treatment of over 2,000 patients, reduction of treatment cost by 80%, reduction of therapy session time from 12 minutes to 2 minutes, subsidised care for indigent patients, with 712 of them receiving care at discounted rates ranging from 25% to 100%. The post NNPC/Renaissance JV Donates $300,000 To Boost Cancer Fight At National Hospital appeared first on Channels Television.
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