Tag: NMA
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We will do everything to stop doctors from leaving Nigeria – FG
The federal government will do everything to stop medical personnel, especially doctors from leaving Nigeria, the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Adeleke Mamora has said.
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NMA nominates Sen. Chris Ngige for meritorious service award
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has nominated the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige for its meritorious service award in the health sector. The nomination was contained in a letter to the Minister and signed by the President of the NMA, Prof Innocent Ujah and the Secretary-General, Dr Philip Ekpe. The award letter…
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Strike: FG rejects NMA’s 21-day ultimatum to resolve disputes with NARD, others
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has rejected the 21-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Nigeria Medical Association saying it is in direct collision
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Doctors’ strike: NMA backs NARD, others; issues FG 21-day ultimatum to resolve disputes
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve all lingering industrial actions with the National Association
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Crisis: Plateau doctors raise alarm, say hospitals, mortuaries overwhelmed with injured, corpses
Plateau branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Thursday raised the alarm over the surging corpses in mortuaries and injured in hospitals across the state. It said it is saddened and disillusioned by the persistent and vicious killings in the State, pointing out they were exerting great toll on the physical and psychological wellbeing…
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Why resident doctors’ strike continues despite negotiations with FG – NMA
A deep distrust of the Federal Government’s ability to implement its promises is behind the prolonged strike of resident doctors across the country, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) said on Monday. “The problem we face is that when agreements are signed, everybody goes to sleep,” NMA President, Innocent Ujah in a monitored chat with Channels…
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Stop playing God – Ngige tells Nigerian striking doctors
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has advised doctors in the country to be humble and carry themselves with dignity, rather than ‘play God or compete with God’. Ngige gave the advice while speaking at the 2nd Summit of Medical Elders Forum (MEF) on Thursday, in Abuja. The forum, organized by the…
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NMA endorses Astrazeneca vaccine to combat Delta COVID-19 variant
Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara chapter, says two jabs of the COVID-19 Astrazeneca vaccine are about 92 per cent effective against the Delta variant of the virus. The Chairman of the Kwara NMA, Dr Baba Issa, made this known at a news conference organised ahead of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association in…
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NMA disowns ‘medical doctor’ with links to bandits in Zamfara State
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has denied media reports connecting medical doctors with banditry in Zamfara State. This is contained in a statement signed in Gusau on Friday by the association’s state Chairman and Secretary, Dr Mannir Bature and Dr Remigius Nwachukwu. “The attention of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Zamfara State Chapter, has been…