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President Bola Tinubu has endorsed a new national policy aimed at curbing the migration of health workers from Nigeria. The policy seeks to manage and reverse the exodus of healthcare professionals, a growing concern for the nation’s health sector. In a statement released on Monday, Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, […]
The Zamfara State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has successfully elected a new set of executive officers to steer the organization’s activities for the next two years. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the outgoing Chairman, Dr. Sanusi Bello, in Gusau. The election of the new officers took place […]
In a recent examination organized by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital on November 22 and 23, 2023, 433 out of 836 foreign-trained medical graduates did not pass the qualifying exam. The Computer Based Test (CBT) format, comprising a computer-based test, a picture-based test, and an objective […]
By Hamza Rabi’u Kaura New Conservatives group on the Tory Right in the United Kingdom has called for ministers to close temporary visa schemes for care workers as part of an effort to slash net migration before the presidential election scheduled for next year. The group, said to be backed by former Home Secretary, Suella […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has officially declared their intention to hold daily nationwide protests and conduct picketing of federal health institutions. In a notice released on Saturday, the NARD, currently engaged in an ongoing nationwide indefinite strike, disclosed that the protests are scheduled to commence on Wednesday, August 9th at 10:00 am. […]
The Federal Government has approved the payment of an accoutrement allowance of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000:00) per quarter to medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres and clinics in the Federal Public Service. A circular signed by the Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta stated that the allowance is […]
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a fresh two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government over the implementation of a 200% increment in the salary structure of its members, amongst other demands. The resident doctors reached the resolution on Wednesday at a virtual Extraordinary National Executive Council Meeting (E-NEC) to appraise the level […]
Lecturers, doctors and other categories of civil servants under the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure, Consolidated Medical Salary Scale, popularly known as CONMESS, CONHESS, CONTISS salary scales, will benefit from an undisclosed percentage of pay rise, Nigeria’s Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Chris Ngige, disclosed on Monday. Speaking during the commemoration of the 2023 […]
The national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of all pending agreements. The ultimatum was handed down in a communiqué at the end of a three-day extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Federal Medical Centre in […]
In a bid to halt the increasing numbers of medical doctors leaving Nigeria for greener pastures, a Bill sponsored by Rep Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson to prevent Nigerian-trained medical or dental practitioners from being granted full licences until they have worked for a minimum of five years in the country, has passed second reading stage in […]