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Dr Taofeek Sanni, the Southwest Caucus Leader of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has tasked the government with funding and infrastructure to improve residency training in the country. Sanni disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Friday. He identified a paucity of funds, infrastructural decay, and
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Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called for the adoption and implementation of a viable and sustainable healthcare financing programme for states in the country. He made the call on Thursday in a statement issued in Asaba after he had addressed the 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of Nigerian Association of
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The National Industrial Court, Abuja on Wednesday ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), to cease its industrial action immediately. Delivering a ruling in an order of interim injunction, the vacation judge, Justice Ibrahim Galadima, also ordered that NARD to resume duties forthwith pending determination of the pending Motion on Notice . Galadima made
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The Federal Government on Tuesday, urged the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), to suspend its ongoing industrial action across the country. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this in a statement signed by Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Head, Press, and Public Relations in Abuja. Ngige said that it was imperative
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The Federal Government, Monday evening, ordered members of National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to return to their duty posts immediately, summoning a meeting with the leadership of NARD for tomorrow, Wednesday, in Abuja.
Read More Strike continues till our demands are met — NARD By Chioma Obinna and Gabriel Olawale Patients seeking healthcare services in different public-owned hospitals in Lagos on Monday were left stranded as members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD made good their threat to embark on a nationwide indefinite strike. Resident doctors had Friday
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By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Capital Territory FCT Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ has donated about 150 protective suits to the National Association of Resident Doctors NARD in the territory. Presenting the items, Chairman of Council, Comrade Emmanuel Ogbeche, said the gesture was to encourage the doctors who are in
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By Chioma Obinna The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has to suspend its week-long strike. The doctors had Monday, June 15, embarked on strike following some disagreements regarding hazard allowance and safety of health workers in the front line against COVID-19, among others. A communiqué issued at the end of NARD’s National Executive Council,
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GOVERNORS under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF has intervened in the Present quagmire, with a call on the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to call off its strike which commenced at the beginning of the week.
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As demand for family planning services spike By Sola Ogundipe No less than 793,601 unintended pregnancies and 279, 538 unsafe abortions were prevented in Nigeria, during the three months of COVID-19 lockdown between March and May 2020. Over the same period, an estimated 3,968 maternal deaths, including 19,781 child deaths, were averted as a result
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