Tag: Resident Doctors

Doctors declare 5-day nationwide warning strike

Aminu Imam
Doctors strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has announced a five-day nationwide warning strike beginning tomorrow, to push for better welfare and working conditions. In a statement issued yesterday, the General Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Agbor Affiong, confirmed the decision. “Arising from the NARD E-NEC meeting held yesterday, which extended into the early hours of today, the NEC members unanimously resolved to embark on a 5-day warning strike. “The strike will commence at 8a.m tomorrow, and will end on Tuesday, September 16.…

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FCT resident doctors commence 7-day warning strike

Aminu Imam
FCT resident doctors

The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), yesterday commenced its seven-day warning strike. ARD-FCT President, Dr. George Ebong, made the announcement in Abuja, saying the decision followed resolutions reached at the end of its emergency general meeting held on Friday, September 5. He said the decision is hinged on the attitude of the FCT Administration, (FCTA), despite rounds of extensive dialogue in addressing persistent and unresolved issues affecting the association. Some of the issues raised by the association include lack of manpower, the psychological impact of long working…

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Kano: Doctors to begin strike tomorrow over unmet demands

Aminu Imam
Kano doctors

Doctors in Kano State are set to go on strike from tomorrow, October 1, following the Federal Government’s failure to meet their demands, according to the National Association of Government General and Medical Dental Practitioners. The association’s secretary, Dr. Anas Hassan, announced the decision after a meeting on Friday, highlighting that the State government had not fulfilled its promises made three months ago. Dr. Hassan said the Government has yet to pay the post-Covid-19 hazard allowance, which the federal Government settled for its workers in 2021. He also revealed that…

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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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4,000 doctors migrating soon – Resident Doctors Association warn

Aminu Imam

…Says it’s 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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FG agrees to settle demands of Resident Doctors in 7 days

Aminu Imam

The Nigerian government and the striking National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), may have moved closer to resolving the industrial dispute between them, after exploring the alternative dispute resolution suggested to them by the National Industrial Court. The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, was quoted to have said he resumed discussion with the striking doctors at the instance of President Buhari, suggesting that he was unable to initiate an amicable discussion on his own accord. The truce was reportedly brokered with the intervention of the leadership of the Nigerian Medical…

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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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Resident doctors strike: Patients, relatives lament as industrial action takes toll on hospitals nationwide

Aminu Imam

The strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is taking its toll on the operations of hospitals and medical centres across the nation.  Across various hospitals in Ondo, Umuahia, Lagos, Ibadan, Bauchi, Akure, Ilorin, Ado-Ekiti, Sokoto, it is a story of lamentation, pain, agony by patients who are bearing the brunt of the industrial action.  While some members of management of some hospitals have taken to rendering appeals over the strike, the striking doctors have also insisted they would not succumb to threats until the government…

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Resident doctors set to begin indefinite strike Monday

Aminu Imam

The National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD) have unanimously agreed to embark on an indefinite strike from tomorrow, Monday. The doctors reached the decision after their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which was attended by over 50 members across the country. This is coming at a very critical time when the country is currently experiencing a rise in Covid-19 infections, the signal of a third wave of the pandemic. The resident doctors pointed out that the Federal Government has failed to honour and implement the Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU), it…

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Resident doctors extend strike ultimatum to FG by 2 weeks

Aminu Imam

The National Association of Resident Doctors, (NARD), has extended its strike ultimatum by two weeks to let the Federal and State governments to address the issues of welfare of their members across the country. The extension is contained in a communiqué at the end of the association’s 41st Ordinary General Meeting, (OGM), which held in Nnewi/Awka, Anambra, between May 25 and May 29. The communiqué, which was released by Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, National President of NARD, in the company of other members of its executive, said that the association would…

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