Tag: NARD

Resident doctors threaten strike over allowance

Aminu Imam
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has issued a two-week ultimatum to Chief Medical Directors (CMDs) and Managing Directors (MDs) to pay the accoutrement allowance owed to their members, saying failure to meet this demand will result in a nationwide strike. This directive was part of a communiqu released following NARDs general meeting in Kaduna. The communiqu was signed by its President; Dr. Dele Abdullahi Olaitan, Secretary-General, Dr. Anaduaka Christopher Obinna, and  Public and Special Secretary, Dr. Egbe John Jonah, Key points from the meeting include: Ultimatum for Allowance…

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Strike: Resident Doctors in Kaduna have poorest renumeration

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Kaduna. As the strike declared by the National Association of Resident Doctors NARD enters the second day, their members from Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna said they are among the poorest in renumeration among their peers in Nigeria. This was contained in a communique issued after an emergency meeting held in Kaduna on friday 28th July by the associations to deliberate on the state of their affairs The communique signed by Dr. Godwin Abrak; Chairman, Dr. Hassan Shuaibu Saliu; Secretary, and Dr. Maryam Lawal Makarfi RRO1…

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APC Governors urge Resident Doctors to call off strike

Ishaku Yohanna

Godwin Amunde The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) – a forum of Nigerian governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend their ongoing strike action. The forum argued that their position was in tandem with the call by the Federal Government through the Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris Ngige for the immediate suspension of the strike to allow negotiations to continue. This was contained in a statement titled, Resolutions of Meeting of Progressive Governors, signed by the Chairman…

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