The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), across the country, have been directed to embark on a total strike from Monday, August 2. On Saturday, it was issued at the end of the executive meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union held in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. In general, speaking to … Read more
Babagana Zulum, the governor of Borno State, has promised medical doctors and other health workers that his administration will review and approve improved welfare and salary packages commensurate with their services. He made the assurance during a visit to the border town of Gamboru in Ngala Local Government Area, where he and Senator Kashim Shettima … Read more
Minister for labour and employment, Chris Ngige has said it is unethical for medical doctors to embark on strike. Ngige, who spoke on Sunday at the induction of six University of Abuja (UniAbuja) medical graduates into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), advised the inductees, which include Andrew Ngige, his son, not to … Read more
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 … Read more
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige, has said federal government does not owe doctor or any worker in the health sector salaries. Ngige made this known on Tuesday at the meeting of the presidential committee on salaries, with the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) in Abuja. The Minister said the clarification … Read more
Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has appealed to members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to reconsider their decision to embark on strike. NMA and JOHESU have threatened to embark on strike if Federal Government fails to meet their demands. However, On September 8, the federal … Read more
The Nigeria Medical Association on Wednesday said Nigeria now has about 24, 000 actively licensed physicians caring for its over 200 million population as a result of brain drain in the country. The development was disclosed by the NMA President, Dr. Ojinmah Uche, on Wednesday in Abuja during a policy dialogue on Nigeria’s health sector … Read more
Medical doctors in Ogun State will on September 1, embark on an indefinite strike action over unpaid hazard allowance by the Federal Government. Daily Report Nigeria reports that about 450 doctors at public health facilities in Ogun State plan to go on strike indefinitely and suspend services next month. The doctors include those working at … Read more
Court Orders Resident Doctors to Suspend Strike The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its nationwide strike. The order was contained in a judgement passed by Justice John Targema, after the federal government filed a lawsuit against the association. The government had asked the court … Read more
Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama has pleaded with Nigerian doctors and nurses to stay back and be patient with the government. He spoke with newsmen on Monday at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Meta, Lagos. There, he inaugurated the Orthopedic and Trauma Centre, Molecular Building Complex, Oxygen gas plant, Clinical Training Centre, and … Read more
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has disclosed that all medical graduates who were trained abroad and seek to take the council’s assessment examination will undergo a six-month mandatory attachment programme. According to a statement on the council’s website, applicants who are Nigerian citizens are required to pay a non-refundable fee of N900,000, … Read more
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with doctors under the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). NARD might end their ongoing strike within the next 48 hours following a successful meeting with the FG represented by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, on May 19. MoU was signed … Read more