The Federal Government has approved the appointment of retired doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers on a contract basis, saying the appointed contract staff would be on the same salary scale level they retired on if they desire and deserve it. A circular dated October 5, 2023, by the Federal Ministry of Health, directed…
The Nigerian government has threatened to employ the service of ad-hoc medical personnel with salaries of the striking resident doctors. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the hint during a Channels Television programme. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) began a five-day warning strike, on Wednesday, over unmet demands. The association…
The Ministry of Health has commented on the two-week ultimatum given by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) telling the Government to meet the demands of the association or risk an industrial action. Dr Deborah Bitrus-Oghoghorie of the Department of Hospital services, while addressing a press conference, said the issues by the doctors were…
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors, Osun State University chapter, on Friday, organized an emergency general meeting, to discuss the issue of insecurity in the hospital environment. The association has described the environment of work around the hospital as life-threatening. He added that their members were on a daily basis, exposed to incessant attacks…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, asked the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, to effect payment of doctors, nurses and other health workers for the period they were on strike in 2018 and 2021. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, who disclosed this to State House correspondents after…
Two consultant gynaecologists, a woman and her baby have been killed by Lassa Fever in Nassarawa State. Chief Medical Director, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ikrama Hassan, disclosed this while addressing healthcare workers from the facility who stage a solidarity procession in honour of their deceased colleagues. According to the CMD, the management of the…
…says AbdulRazaq’s commitment to their welfare unprecedented The Kwara State Government has urged doctors in the state not to go ahead with their planned warning strike, saying it has met all their demands while salary adjustment was put at 70%. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Kwara State, Dr. Abubakar O. Ayinla, who made…
Doctors in Kwara State have extended, by eight weeks, the deadline for action on their threat to embark on an indefinite strike. The doctors, under the aegis of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), had earlier served the State Government a 21- day ultimatum for an improvement in their remuneration…
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its ongoing strike. Justice John Targema gave the order on Monday in an ex parte application by the Federal Government. He ruled, “It is hereby ordered that claimant/applicant and the defendant/respondent suspend all forms of hostilities forthwith pending…
No fewer than twenty doctors have been infected with COVID-19 at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). Dr Badmus Habeeb, President of UITH chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) made this known during an interview with journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. He said that members of the association were battling with…
The Lagos State Nigerian Medical Association has directed its members to embark on an indefinite “sit-at-home” industrial action over alleged harassment and intimidation by security agents in the state. The NMA gave the “stay-at-home directive” in a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Saliu Oseni, and Secretary, Dr Ramon Moronkola, on Wednesday. According to the…
