29-year-old laboratory technician, Eiyonoria Godwin, on Monday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly issuing a forged COVID-19 test result. The police charged Godwin with two counts of cheating and forgery. The prosecution counsel, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the defendant collected N25,000 from Mr Eric...
The Governing Board of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) has approved a waiver on Continuous Professional Development (CPD) penalty and 200% Penalty on Annual Practice Fees for some categories of Medical Laboratory Scientists. The categories of Medical Laboratory Scientists are Medical Laboratory Scientists in the diaspora and...
A Medical Laboratory Scientist has made history as the first person, first woman and first health worker to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in Cross River State.     She is Mrs. Nkang Magdalene, the Director of Medical Laboratory Services Cross River State. The vaccine was administered to her by the Commissioner of Health,...
Two Medical Laboratory Scientists in the School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo university Sokoto (UDUS) have been elevated to the rank of Professors by the Governing Council of UDUS. They are Dr. Toufeeq Oduala, the head of Chemical Pathology Department in the School and Dr. Muhammad Kabiru Dallatu, a...
As April draws near, the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) also has started counting down to the enforcement of 200% penalty on Annual Practice Fees on Practitioners. The 200% penalty will kickstart from Thursday 1st April 2021, hence Council is enjoining Medical Laboratory Scientists to pay their Annual...
The national president of the Association of female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AFMLSN), Dr. Lawrena Okoro has charged female Medical Laboratory Scientists to work on being positive agents of change and keep blazing their trail in their quest to overcome the challenges associated with career development. Dr. Lawrena Okoro,...
Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) has inaugurated the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for its 2021 Annual Scientific Conference, Workshop and Annual General Meeting (AGM). The inauguration was performed by the AMLSN Bayelsa State Chairman Dr. E.S Agoro at the recently held General Meeting at Federal Medical Centre...
The Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri has promised to attend the 2021 Annual Scientific Conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) to be held in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital.   According to the Governor, he has been informed in advance and would oblige if...
The 2021 Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) National Scientific Conference, Workshop and Annual General Meeting hosting right has been awarded to Bayelsa State. Bayelsa State was named the host state at the just concluded emergency National Executive Council Meeting. Bayelsa, a state that is among the fastest growing...
Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), National President Prof James Damen has put an end to the Compulsory Conference Fees instituted by the outgone Dr. Bassey E. Bassey led administration of AMLSN. AMLSN National President Prof James Damen was quoted as saying: "No more compulsory conference fees...