Tag: resident doctors
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Strike: FG, resident doctors reach new agreements
The Federal Government on Saturday morning agreed to pay N4.8bn Residency Training Fund to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in the next seven days. The government also agreed to clear the arrears of the consequential adjustment of the National Minimum Wage from April when the bill was signed by President Muhammadu Buhari to…
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Strike: Resident doctors shun work in Maiduguri
Resident Doctors of the university of Maiduguri teaching hospital UMTH have shun the federal government and refused to resume work on Monday. The Chairman of the UMTH chapter of NARD Dr. Sadiq Kaka in Maiduguri disclosed that there is no attendance register for the striking Doctors and the affected doctors will continue with the strike…
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Resident doctors commence fresh nationwide strike Monday
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has directed its members across the country to embark on a total strike from Monday, August 2. This directive was issued on Saturday at the end of the executive meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union held in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. Briefing reporters…
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Resident doctors send letter of appreciation to Ngige for timely resolution of strike
The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commended Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige for prompt resolution of the recent nationwide doctors’ strike. NARD, in a letter of appreciation to Ngige by its National President, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, and Secretary-General, Dr Jerry Isogun, commended the Minister for his role as…
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Strike: FG faults rejection of MoA by resident doctors
The Federal Government has faulted the National Association of Resident Doctors’ (NARD) rejection of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed on March 31 in spite of meeting the demands of the association. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this in a statement by Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public…
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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…
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FG, resident doctors reach an agreement after long hours of meeting
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Action, MoA, with the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to avert the planned nationwide strike of resident doctors billed to commence Thursday, April 1. The agreement was signed at midnight on Wednesday after a marathon meeting between the government team and the leadership of NARD at…
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BREAKING: Resident doctors embark on nationwide strike
Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Thursday morning began a nationwide strike despite Federal Government’s final efforts to stop the action. The resident doctors, however, assured Nigerians that their action was not meant to hurt them. They made this known in a message posted on the association’s Twitter handle, @nard_nigeria, on Thursday…
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Resident doctors threaten fresh nationwide strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to go on strike over the failure of the Federal Government to address their demands and implement the agreements reached with the association since last year. In a communique issued on Tuesday and signed by NARD President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, after a virtual National Executive Meeting,…
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JUST IN: Resident doctors, Legal officers commence indefinite strike in Ondo
The Association of Resident Doctors in the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH) on Monday began its indefinite strike action over non-payment of four months’ salary. This is just as the legal officers in the Ondo State Ministry of Justice under the auspices of Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) withdrew its…