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We’ve 55,000 Registered Doctors In Nigeria – Minister

We’ve 55,000 Registered Doctors In Nigeria – Minister

Prof. Mohammed Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has confirmed that there are presently 55,000 registered doctors in Nigeria. Ali Pate who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today said only 55,000…

Medical Guild Calls For Better Welfare Conditions, Says 15 Doctors Die In 6-Month

Medical Guild Calls For Better Welfare Conditions, Says 15 Doctors Die In 6-Month

The Medical Guild, an association of medical doctors under the employment of the Lagos State has appealed to the State Government to prioritise the health and lives of healthcare workers, saying 15 doctors died within…

IGP Orders Health Workers To Treat Gunshot Victims Without Police Report

IGP Orders Health Workers To Treat Gunshot Victims Without Police Report

The Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun on Friday directed medical personnel across the country to treat gunshot victims without asking for Police reports. Egbetokun issued the directive amid the Compulsory Treatment and Care…

Resident Doctors Lament Staff Shortage At FMC Abeokuta

The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has called for urgent action to address the serious shortage of medical staff at the institution. The association urged the Federal…

Wike Sets Up Panel To Investigate Death Of ‘One Chance’ Victim In Abuja

Wike Sets Up Panel To Investigate Death Of ‘One Chance’ Victim In Abuja

Following the gruesome murder of Greatness Olorunfemi, a woman who reportedly died in Abuja as a result of the carelessness of the Maitama District General Hospital after a one-chance encounter, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…

JUST-IN: FG Approves N25,000 Allowance For Doctors

JUST-IN: FG Approves N25,000 Allowance For Doctors

The Federal Government on Thursday approved the payment of N25,000 peculiar allowance to medical and dental practitioners working in federally funded clinics, hospitals, and medical facilities. This was contained in a letter dated July 26,…

JUST-IN: NARD Resumes Work Today

JUST-IN: NARD Resumes Work Today

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Monday directed its members to return back to work  following the five-day warning strike it recently embark upon. The directive was contained in a statement issued after…

Brain Drain: Stopping doctors from seeking paradise abroad

Brain Drain: Stopping doctors from seeking paradise abroad

In a bid to check the exodus of Nigerian doctors to foreign countries, a bill which seeks to compel young doctors to serve their fatherland for five  years before they can seek greener pastures has…

Resident Doctors Give FG Two-Week Ultimatum To Meet Demands

Resident Doctors Give FG Two-Week Ultimatum To Meet Demands

The Federal Government has been issued a two-week ultimatum by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to implement agreements about its requests or risk industrial unrest. The Resident Doctors gave this warning in a…

Doctors In Diaspora Warns FG Over Anti-Migration Bill

Doctors In Diaspora Warns FG Over Anti-Migration Bill

Nigerian Medical Doctors and Dentist working in Diaspora has petitioned the National Assembly over the proposed bill to stop doctors and dentist from migrating abroad for greener pastures. The suggested bill seeks to amend the…