Tag: Nigerian Doctors

4,000 doctors migrating soon Resident Doctors Association warn

Aminu Imam

…Says its now one to 10,000 patients The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has alerted of the plan by 4,000 of its members to disengage their services in the country and migrate abroad for greener pastures, noting that it was now a ratio of one doctor to 10,000 patients in the country. This came as the association expressed worries over the government’s treatment of members. It said with the government’s nonchalant attitudes to members salaries, welfare and other deserved packages, the country may be heading to a point where…

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2023 Presidency: 38,000 doctors, healthcare workers back Peter Obi, promise 25m votes

Aminu Imam

No fewer than 38,000 Nigerian doctors and other health workers have thrown their weight behind the presidential bid of the Labour Party’s flag-bearer, Peter Obi. Speaking during the presentation of working tools by three support groups to the Labour Partys campaign council at the partys headquarters in Abuja on Monday, the convener of the group, calling itself: ‘Docs and Medics for Peter Obi“, Dr. Uche Uzoukwu, promised to deliver 25 million votes for the former Anambra State governor. The medical workers also promised to mobilise 25 million votes for the…

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Doctors fault Health Minister for dismissing brain drain

Aminu Imam

The National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) have faulted the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanires remarks that Nigeria has enough doctors. The association, while describing the statement as irresponsible, claimed that since 2019, the number of migrating doctors in search of greener pastures has tripled, leaving a huge gap in the number of available specialists to attend to patients across the country. Recall that Ehanire, during a briefing two weeks ago, stated that the country has enough doctors because between 2,000 to 3,000 doctors are…

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“Train doctors for free, make them work in Nigeria for 9yrs before migrating”, Ngige urges Rep members

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has urged the House of Representatives to make provisions to stop medical doctors from emigrating to other countries after schooling for free in Nigeria. Ngige disclosed this on Wednesday, in a statement released by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan. According to the Minister at the 2022 Budget Defence, if the Government should train doctors for free, they should be able to keep them by insisting that they serve the…

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UK employs 353 Nigerian doctors in 100 days

Aminu Imam

At least 353 Nigerian doctors have been registered to work in the United Kingdom in the last 100 days. Checks on the website of the General Medical Council, the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC licensed at least 353 Nigerian-trained doctors between June 10, 2021 and September 20, 2021. The statistics also showed that between July 24, 2020, and September 21, 2021, about 862 Nigeria-trained doctors were licensed in the UK despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Overall, 8, 737…

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DoctorsstrikeDay#40:”EmbarkingonstrikewhennationisstrugglingwithCovid-19pandemicnotagooddecision”-PresidentBuhari

Aminu Imam

Meets medical association  President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday met with members of the Nigeria Medical Association at the State House, Abuja. The meeting is coming 40 days after the National Association of Resident Doctors declared an indefinite strike. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, and  Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora. During the meeting, Buhari asked the health workers to return to their duty posts, urging others contemplating strikes to opt for settlement of issues by negotiation, no…

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Nigerian doctors to begin nationwide strike on Monday

Ishaku Yohanna

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has announced that it would embark on an indefinite strike on Monday. In a statement jointly signed by Aliyu Sokomba, Bilqis Mohammad and Egbogu Stanley, its president, secretary, and publicity secretary respectively, the association said the decision was taken after its national executive council meeting held to review the 21-day ultimatum issued to the federal government. Some of NARDs demands include the implementation of residency funding, COVID-19 allowance, payment of hazard allowance and the outstanding salary shortfall of 2014, 2015, and 2016. The…

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