The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has urged President Bola Tinubu to allocate at least 15 per cent of the 2024 annual budget to the health sector. The President of NARD, Dr Dele Abdullahi, disclosed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday while decrying the exclusion of the health sector from the 2023 supplementary budget. This was even as …

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers as contract staff after attaining their compulsory retirement age or years. The government said the appointed contract staff would be on the same salary scale level that they retired on if they desire and deserve it. According to The PUNCH, a circular, dated 5th October 2023, …

The President of World Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele has disclosed that Nigeria needs over 250,000 medical doctors to meet the World Health Organisation’s doctor-to-patient ratio. He said that Nigeria has fewer than 100,000 registered doctors, which he described as “grossly inadequate” to meet the doctor-patient ratio. Osahon, who made this remark in Benin City on Friday during a public …

The President of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), Prof. Aminu Muhammad has said that it would take Nigeria 10 years to replace the 500 Doctors who recently left Nigeria in search of greener pastures. Against the backdrop of findings by the association from 50 out of 80 chapters, Muhammad revealed on Sunday that no fewer than …

Following an alleged failure by the government to pay hazard allowance, 450 doctors in state-owned health facilities across Ogun State are planning an indefinite strike and suspension of services beginning 1st September. According to The PUNCH, the doctors comprised mainly those working at the Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching University Hospital and different general hospitals and primary health centres across the state, as …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doct(NARD) on Saturday said it would embark on peaceful protests from Wednesday, August 9, 2023, if the Federal Government does not meet its demands. NARD also said it will be picketing the Federal Ministry of Health, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and the federal and state tertiary health institutions …

The Federal Government has approved the payment of N25,000 of peculiar allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics in the federal public service. This was disclosed in a letter dated 26th July 2023, titled, “Accoutrement allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics in federal MDAs”. It was signed by the …

Five hundred and twenty nine foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination conducted by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), according to the council’s examination report obtained on Sunday. The two-day assessment examination was conducted on Wednesday, 12th July and Thursday, 13th July 2023, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan in Oyo State. The MDCN said …

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands on or before 19th July 2023. Last Wednesday, NARD issued a fresh two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of all pending agreements it reached with the association when it embarked on a …

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has approved the recruitment of  39 medical doctors and 156 other health workers for the 13 General Hospitals in the state. The appointments came against the backdrop of reported manpower shortage in the General Hospitals. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Dr. Monday Uzor, announced the recruitment in a statement on Sunday. The …