The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern about the exodus of 300 medical doctors from Jigawa due to poor remuneration.

As the Medical Guild’s planned three-day warning strike over alleged salary deductions begins today, the Lagos State Government has appealed to the doctors to reconsider their planned industrial action, assuring that all grievances raised by the doctors are currently being addressed through ongoing negotiations.

Thousands of UK doctors launched a five-day strike early Friday after talks with the Labour government for a new pay increase failed to reach a deal.

“In view of the realities we face, especially the shortage of skilled hands, we are seriously considering reviewing the retirement age of doctors from 60 to 65 years.

The association also called on senior doctors to add their voices to the protest and urged members in the state to remain on standby for further instructions.

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the federal government a four-week window to address all its outstanding demands

Nigeria’s family physicians are championing mental resilience as a cornerstone of both individual and societal well-being.

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has announced a salary increment of N500,000 for the newly employed medical doctors in all primary healthcare facilities in the state.

The Lagos State Government has launched strategic initiatives to address a severe shortage of medical doctors, as the state grapples with a deficit of 33,000 healthcare professionals.

Nigeria’s Healthcare has witnessed an unprecedented crisis. This is evidenced by the distortions of COVID, skyrocketing foreign exchange, the high cost of drugs the exodus of doctors and the collapse of a system. 

President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. Dr Mannir Bature, National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), made the disclosure in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Bature said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, […]

He lamented the hospital’s inability to treat emergencies, citing the death of a hospital staff member due to power outages.

“As much as I loved Nigeria and had resisted the pull to leave, the future weighed heavily on my heart that night:

Medical Guild, a group representing all Lagos State government-employed medical and dental practitioners, has raised serious concerns about the increasing harassment of doctors by multiple regulatory bodies.

The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, on Wednesday said they embarked on nation wide strike because  the Federal Government had refused to address their demands