Tag: doctors
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Resident doctors extend strike ultimatum by 2 weeks for FG, States to act
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has extended its strike ultimatum by two weeks to let the Federal and State governments to address the issues of welfare of their members across the country. The extension is contained in a communiqué at the end of the association’s 41st Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) which held in…
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FG proposes 65 yrs retirement age for doctors, health workers
The Federal Government has proposed 65 years retirement age for doctors, health workers and 70 years for consultants in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this at a meeting between the Presidential Committee on Salaries (PSC) relevant Federal Government stakeholders, Health Sector Professional Associations and Trade Unions on Tuesday…
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Doctors threaten fresh nationwide strike
Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have asked the Federal Government to honour its agreement with the union. They warned that should the government fail to honour its agreement in the next four weeks, they would be forced to declare another indefinite nationwide industrial action. President of NARD, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, gave…
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JUST IN: Resident doctors call off 10-day-old strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off the strike embarked on since April 1 by the medical doctors. The decision to end the strike followed an agreement reached with the government on Friday night. The strike was called off on Saturday evening after a virtual meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC)…
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Doctors speak on calling off strike today after fresh meeting with FG
The National Association of Resident Doctors has said it may call off its strike on Saturday (today) after meeting with federal government representatives in Abuja. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the meeting, which lasted for over six hours, sought to address area of concerns which led to the strike embarked upon by the doctors on April…
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FG, resident doctors meet today over strike
The Federal Government will today(Friday) hold another meeting with the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over its nationwide strike. The government will hope to convince the doctors to put – off the strike, which has paralysed activities in government- owned hospitals. Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry…
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Strike: FG begs doctors to return to work
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, yesterday urged the striking resident doctors to return to work. He made the call in Abuja during a virtual news briefing to mark this year’s World Health Day. “I call on our striking resident doctors to call off their strike and return to work as this is not a…
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Join strike now or pay N5m fine, NARD threatens COVID-19 doctors
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has ordered doctors at the COVID-19 isolation centers to join the ongoing nationwide strike. NARD threatened that failure to do so will attract a fine of N5m. The body also warned that any branches ignoring the ongoing strike, which started on April 1, would not be able to…
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FG postpones meeting with striking doctors
A meeting between the Federal Government and striking resident doctors scheduled for Tuesday (today) has been postponed. The government explained that this was to give room for the Federal Ministry of Health, Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria and other relevant agencies to complete the assignments given at last week’s meeting. Minister of Labour and…
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NMA backs striking resident doctors, accuses Ngige of hate speech
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared support for the striking doctors under the aegis of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The foremost medical body also accused the Minister of Labour and Productivity Dr. Chris Ngige of hate speech for the way he spoke during a Channels Television aired on Friday night. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG…