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Nurses Week: FMC Lokoja Seeks Kogi Govt’s Support on Infrastructure, Equipment

By Stephen Adeleye. The management of the Federal Medical Centre Lokoja (FMCL) has appealed to Kogi Government and other stakeholders to assist the hospital in providing...

FMC Lokoja Unveils N137m Maternity Complex

The Federal Medical Centre , Lokoja, on Wednesday  inaugurated a new maternity building complex worth N137 million. The board Chairman of the Centre, Chief Chibudom...

Expert Decries Alarming Rate of Diabetes, Recommends Regular Screening

By Stephen Adeleye. Dr Adewole Adesanya, Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, has decried the increasing number of diabetic...

Death of Teenage Patient: FMC Lokoja Denies Complicity

The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Lokoja, Kogi State, Dr Olatunde Alabi has assured patients of quality healthcare service delivery at...

Forgery Suit Against Barr. Elukpo; Ex-Kogi State Head of Service, Two Other Witnesses in Court

A former Head of Service in Kogi State, Mrs Sabina Atta, Mr Stephen Yakubu and Mr James Mesole were all in court on Wednesday in a case of forgery preferred against the...

Forgery Allegation: I Will Come Out A Hero – Barr. Elukpo

The publication about the charge levelled against Dr. Chief Julius Elukpo Esq for forgery and the subsequent grant of his bail application has triggered a stout reaction...

Lassa Fever: Kogi Doctors Hold Procession in Honour of Late Ahmed Victor

Medical Doctors across  Kogi State gathered in Lokoja on Tuesday to pay their last respect to one of their own, Dr. Idowu Ahmed Victor, who died after contracting Lassa...

Lassa Fever: Kogi NMA Tasks Health Workers on Safety Precautions

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has advised healthcare practitioners in the state to always observe safety precautions whenever attending to patients. Dr...

Kogi Records Fresh Outbreak of Lassa Fever, 30-year old Medical Doctor Infected

Kogi State has recorded a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever as a medical doctor working with the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja has been confirmed to be a victim of the...

200 Persons Receive Free Diabetes, Hypertension Screening in Kogi

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, on Tuesday in Lokoja screened at least 200 people on diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable diseases to mark the...