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FG Raises Hazardous Allowance For Doctors From N5,000 to N40,000

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FG Raises Hazardous Allowance For Doctors From N5,000 to N40,000 | Daily Report Nigeria
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Nigeria’s Federal Government has raised the hazard allowance for medical doctors from N5,000 to N40,000.

The raise also affected other health workers in the country.

Daily Report Nigeria gathered that doctors allowance was increased from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000.

Other nurses, laboratory workers and other categories of health workers also had theirs allowances increased to N15,000 and N34,000.

The upward review formed part of content in a circular with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/11/406 dated December 22,2021.

The circular signed by the Executive Chairman of the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission, read in part;

“Concerning the review of the hazard allowance applicable to health workers in the services of the federal hospitals, medical centres and clinics in ministries, departments and agencies, the hazard allowance was reviewed to a flat rate that ranges from N5,000 to between N15,000 and N34,000 for health workers on the CONHESS salary structure, while doctors on CONMESS had theirs reviewed from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000.”

However, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, in a statement on Friday disagreed with the upward review by the government.

In a statement signed by the National President, Dr Godiya Ishaya; Secretary General, Dr Suleiman Ismail; and Social Secretary, Dr Alfa Yusuf, the doctors called for a better upward review to prevent another negotiation in the future near.

The statement titled, ‘Press statement on the review of hazard allowance’, expressed the dissatisfaction of the association with the proposed payment rate.

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