The Lagos State chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has condemned what it described as a ‘coordinated smear campaign’ by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos Chapter, aimed at discrediting the Acting Medical Director (MD) of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye. The TUC, at a press briefing held on Wednesday in Lagos, said the recent claims …

The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to immediately approve the extension of the retirement age for health workers from 60 to 65 years. It warned that the ongoing mass exodus of medical professionals has created a healthcare emergency. In a letter dated 5 June 2025, by NMA Lagos Chairman, Dr Saheed Kehinde, …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, has disagreed with the management of the National Hospital, Abuja, over what it described as the unlawful dismissal of three medical consultants, accusing the hospital of injustice, casualisation, and selective victimisation of its members. The face-off comes after the hospital denied any dismissal within its workforce, a position the NMA …

The President, National Medical Association, Bala Audu, has again, lamented the level of brain drain among health professionals in Nigeria. Audu called on governments at all levels to ensure the uniform implementation of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure. He made this lamentation during a press conference in commemoration of the 2024 National Physicians’ Week with the theme, “Ensuring Universal Applicability …

For venturing into drug production, the Plateau State government has earned the praise of medical doctors, pharmacists and a civil society organisation (CSO). Governor Caleb Mutfwang recently commissioned of the Pharma-Grade Warehouse of the State Drugs and Medical Commodities Management Agency (PS-DMCMA) for the production of local pharmaceutical products to aid drug accessibility and affordability within the state. In an …

The suspended chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association, Kogi State branch, Dr Baoku Olusola, and three other members of the executive council have been removed from office. Their removal was contained in a report adopted on Saturday by members of the association during the 2024 NMA Kogi Annual General Meeting held in Lokoja, the state capital Olusola and the three …

With a surge in emigration of Nigerian doctors seeking better opportunities abroad, increasing healthcare costs and limited access to affordable services, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has emphasised the need for governmental intervention and policy reform. NMA president Prof. Bala Audu, who stated this at a press briefing in Abuja, highlighted the critical role of adequate funding in maintaining quality …

The Ondo State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on the state government to address the issue of shortage of resident doctors in state-owned hospitals. The association said many of the doctors in the state had left for foreign countries for greener pasture, while some who were still in Nigeria had left the state for another state. …

The Federal Government has been urged by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to implement the agreement on salary increase to ensure doctors do not leave the country anymore. This followed the recent reports that in 2023, the association had given the Federal Government till 31 January 2024, to meet its demands or risk industrial action in the health sector. The …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has given the Federal Government till 31 January 2024, to meet its demands or risk industrial action in the health sector. The President of the NMA, Uche Ojinmah, who issued the ultimatum at a press briefing after the association’s National Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Sunday, asked the government to implement the upward review …