Tag: doctors
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Wike orders crackdown on illegal hospitals, quack doctors in FCT
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has directed a total clampdown on unregistered hospitals and quack medical personnel operating in the FCT. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the minister
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UCH resident doctors suspend indefinite strike action
The resident doctors at University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan on Tuesday suspended the strike they embarked upon a day earlier. Dr Uthman Adedeji, the General Secretary of UCH’s Association of Resident Doctors
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Doctors’ new retirement age will cushion effects of japa scourge – NMA
The recent increase in the retirement age for doctors and healthcare workers, from 60 to 65 years, will help to cushion the effects of ‘japa’ scourge in the health sector. The Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State Branch, Dr Happy Adedapo, disclosed this in an interview with NAN in Ibadan on Saturday.
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Edo doctors begin warning strike over unimplemented Okpebholo’s directive
Medical doctors under the employ of the Edo Health Management Agency (HMA), on Thursday, commenced a 2-day warning strike to protest against the appointment of a new Executive Secretary for the agency. According to reports, the doctors operating under the aegis
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FCT doctors suspend warning strike
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT) has suspended its three-day warning strike after the intervention of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesome Wike. The President of the Association, Dr. George Ebong, in a statement on Friday night said the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) under the minister had met their demands.
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Resident doctors lament poor conditions in FCT hospitals
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has expressed concern over the poor working conditions and dilapidated infrastructure in hospitals across the nation’s capital.
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NMA debunks bribery allegation against doctors
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has debunked the bribery allegation leveled against medical doctors, saying it upholds ethical and professional standards to strengthen public trust in the medical profession. Dr Babajide Saheed, Chairman, NMA Lagos Zone, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
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Ogun doctors threaten strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun chapter, says it will go on strike over poor working conditions at the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued to the state government. The association’s chairman, Dr Kunle Ashimi, said at a news conference in Abeokuta on Friday that the ultimatum, issued on June 7, would expire on Thursday.
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Lagos doctors threaten strike
Doctors under the aegis of the Medical Guild have appealed to the Lagos State Government to expedite the implementation of the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) for medical doctors in the state.
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Nigerian doctors refusing to renew licence – MDCN
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has said only 58,000 doctors renewed their annual practice licence out of the 130,000 registered doctors in the country.