Tag: resident doctors
-
JUST IN: FG approves seven years training tenure for resident doctors
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has decided to approve seven years tenure doctors’ resident training. Ngige said this while briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “Government has fixed a tenure for…
-
Resident doctors mull nationwide strike over sacked members
The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Thursday warned that it may proceed on strike if the Federal Government failed to facilitate the reinstatement of its members sacked by the University of Jos Teaching Hospital. The Publicity and Social Secretary of NARD, Dr Ugochukwu Eze said at a press conference in Kaduna that the…
-
Unpaid allowances: Resident doctors issue 10-day strike notice to UCH management
Barely one month after their nationwide strike, the resident doctors at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, on Friday, gave the hospital management another 10-day strike notice to protest unpaid salaries. President of the UCH branch of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr Segun Olaopa disclosed this development at a news briefing. Olaopa…
-
Again, resident doctors commence indefinite strike in Kaduna
Residents doctors in Kaduna State have began an indefinite strike on Tuesday over “sorry state” of healthcare facilities in state government hospitals. Dr. Joseph Jokshan, President, Association of Resident Doctors in the state, said at a press briefing Monday night in Kaduna that the state government had not responded to any of the doctors’ demands…
-
JUST IN: Resident doctors suspend strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended its nationwide strike. The suspension was announced in the early hours of Thursday after a meeting of the executives of the association. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the strike which commenced on September 4, crippled activities in public hospitals across the country. The federal government had earlier said…
-
FG, resident doctors meeting deadlocked as strike continues
The meeting of the executives of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, convened to review government’s offers has been deadlocked. The meeting, which started at 11 p.m. on Tuesday in Abuja ended at 7 a.m. on Wednesday for a break. Reporters at the meeting venue observed that the doctors argued all night. While some…
-
Why we may not suspend strike action now – Resident doctors
…accuse FG of breaching agreements signed with NARD of Wednesday Hope that the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) will be suspended was dashed on Friday as the federal government breached agreement reached with the doctors on Wednesday. Specifically, the government failed to pay the backlog of salary arrears to the…
-
Resident doctors have suspended their proposed nationwide strike – FG
The Federal Government has said the proposed strike scheduled to commence from Monday, September 4, by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has been suspended following a time intervention. This was revealed by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige. The Minister was quoted by Channels Television as saying on Friday that the…
-
Resident doctors end warning strike, issue 21 days ultimatum to FG to meet demands
The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD on Wednesday ended its seven-day nationwide warning strike and gave the Federal Government another 21-day ultimatum to meet its demands. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that the resident doctors had on January 18 embarked on seven days warning strike for the government to meet their demands. The President of the association,…