No fewer than 281 Nigerian doctors are currently practising in other African countries as Nigerians continue to seek greener pastures abroad, according to data from the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). Top on the list of the Nigerian doctors in this mission are Sudan, South Africa, Egypt, Ghana, Uganda and Gambia. Sunday PUNCH investigation revealed that Nigerian doctors now …

The Nigerian medical sector may be facing another crisis, as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has requested a salary increase prior to the 29th May transition from President Muhammadu Buhari to the incoming administration. This was revealed in a communiqué issued at the end of the organisation virtual Emergency Extended National Officers’ Committee (NOC) meeting held last Tuesday. …