Tag: Doctors

Asiya El-Rufai, a lawyer, discussed the implications of the arrest of her husband’s personal physician, Bello Abubakar, during a recent ...

In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the association expressed “profound concern” over the worsening labour dispute

Almost a year after the Mother and Child Hospital was commissioned in Akwa Ibom, it remains closed.

The strike, which entered its second day, followed a resolution by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), LASUTH, at its ...

The association has repeatedly condemned several incidents of assault, harassment, and intimidation over attacks on doctors and other healthcare workers ...

The association, while expressing relief at Mr Aguocha’s release, condemned the recurring abduction of healthcare workers, warning that such should ...

The NMA called on the State Security Service, Inspector General of Police, and commissioners of police in Abia and Imo ...

According to NARD, the incident that led to the warning strike occurred after doctors informed a newborn’s father of the ...

According to the NCDC, infections among healthcare workers have been reported in several states, including Ondo, Edo, Bauchi, Taraba, Ebonyi ...

The development comes days after the National Industrial Court of Nigeria issued an interim order restraining NARD and its members ...

“We will continue to withhold services until our colleagues are released and adequate security measures are implemented.”

The court also barred NARD from taking steps preparatory to any industrial action.

Confirming the development in a telephone conversation with PREMIUM TIMES, NARD President, Muhammad Suleiman said the strike has been suspended ...

The induction of foreign-trained doctors by the MDCN aligns with its mission to regulate the practice of medicine, dentistry, and ...

The resident doctors have been on an indefinite strike since 1 November, grounding services across federal hospitals.

Mr Salako said such inclusion would be impractical and could lead to administrative and financial complications

The NMA said a consultant neurosurgeon with the Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, was kidnapped in front of his hospital.

Mr Adedapo lamented that several general hospitals across Oyo State are operating with only one or two doctors, while some ...

Twelve lawmakers, born or bred with a “silver spoon, arguably benefited from family legacies.

The strike coincides with ongoing industrial action by resident doctors in Abuja and Oyo State, and comes after NARD issued ...

Previous strikes by resident doctors have often crippled services across hospitals nationwide

Nigeria officially records at least 2,500 new leprosy cases annually, and over 400,000 people live with the long-term consequences of ...

NARD had in July, issued a three-week ultimatum, but in the interest of industrial harmony, the NEC extended the deadline ...

A source at the doctors' meeting told PREMIUM TIMES that the discussion centred on the federal government’s response to the ...

Mr Afolabi maintained that these challenges have led to increased cases of burnout, anxiety and depression among medical practitioners.