Tag: Striking Doctors
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Corp members not substituting striking doctors- FMC Yola
The Federal Medical Centre, Yola on Tuesday, discredited claims that medical doctors on mandatory one year national youth service had replaced striking resident doctors at the tertiary health facility. The centre, which has since assumed the status of a teaching hospital, denied the involvement of corpers posted to the institution as a way to combat…
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Replacement threats: Striking doctors hit back at Ngige, Ehanire; say they should resign or be sacked
President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, has said that the people who deserve to resign or be sacked from their duties are those who have put the doctors in a position where they have to embark on industrial actions to drive home their demands. Okhuaihesuyi said this on Sunday…
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Ngige threatens to replace striking doctors, says healthcare in Nigeria ‘fairly okay’
The Minister of Labour, Dr Chris Ngige, has threatened to replace striking resident doctors if they refuse to return to work by Monday. The minister who appeared as a guest on a monitored Channels Television programme on Friday said an employer has a right to replace an employee who abandons their duties, especially as it…
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Go back to work; we’re not owing you a dime, Rivers Government warns striking doctors
Emman Ovuakporie The Rivers State Government has ordered all resident doctors under its pay roll to immediately resume duties as Government is not owing salaries. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports the order was stated in a statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Tammy Danagogo on Tuesday. Read full statement below: “Sequel to the ongoing…
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FG threatens to wield big stick against striking doctors if…
The Federal Government will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work. This is according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who issued the warning on Friday during an interview on on a monitored Channels Television programme. “By Tuesday,…
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JUST IN: Court orders striking resident doctors back to work
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja has ordered striking members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend their ongoing industrial action immediately. Justice Ibrahim Galadima (the court’s vacation judge) gave the order on Wednesday while ruling on an ex-parte application by two groups – Citizens Advocacy for Social &…
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Sanwo-Olu to striking doctors: I love you, please return to work
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday described the strike embarked upon by doctors under its employ as unfair and unfortunate. He said the strike was an opportunistic one by the doctors in view of the raging Coronavirus pandemic in the state. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke with newsmen at the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba where he…
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LAUTECH: Pay us our 12 months salary arrears, Striking doctors beg Ajimobi
Striking doctors of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have appealed to the State Government to pay them their 12 months salary. The made the call in a statement signed by the branch President and General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Drs Sebastine Oiwoh and Ayobami…