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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has called off its seven-day nationwide warning strike, directing its members to resume work today, Monday, September 2, 2024. The strike was initiated to protest the abduction of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, a registrar in the Department of Ophthalmology at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna. Dr. Popoola was kidnapped […]
The Federal Government announced on Thursday that it will implement the ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy in response to the ongoing strike by resident doctors. This decision was conveyed in a statement issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, signed by Ado Bako, the Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations. The […]
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced a 7-day nationwide warning strike across all its centers, effective from 12 a.m. on Monday, August 26, 2024. The primary objective of the strike is to demand the immediate release of Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, who has been held in captivity for over eight months. NARD President, […]
The Association of Resident Doctors at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Kaduna State, has staged a protest demanding the immediate release of their abducted colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola. The doctors issued a 10-day ultimatum for her unconditional release, vowing that failure to secure her freedom by August 26 could lead to an industrial […]
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 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 […]
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 […]