The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to Nigerians to bear with them as regards the ongoing strike embarked on by its members. The doctors had commenced an industrial strike on August 1 over “irregular payment of salaries”, among other issues. Efforts by the house of representatives to reach a new agreement between […]
The Industrial Court has adjourned a suit against striking resident doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) instituted by the Federal Government till September 15, 2021. The Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige took the striking doctors to court over the abdication of their responsibilities. The Industrial Court […]
The Federal Government on Monday commenced the administration of new vaccines marking the start of the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination programme. The second phase of the vaccination programme was breathed into life after the US donated over four million doses of the Moderna vaccine. Only about one percent of the population has been […]
THE National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said it is ready to meet the Federal Government in court, insisting it will continue with the industrial action. In a letter sent to NARD and the Federal Ministry of Health on Thursday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said he had taken NARD […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has formally handed over the trade dispute between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria for adjudication. The transmission was done on Thursday, after which a copy was sent to NARD and the Federal Ministry […]
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says doctors tend to go on strike more often when someone from the medical profession holds a political position. Ngige, who is also a medical doctor, said this on Thursday at the 2nd Summit of Medical Elders Forum (MEF) in Abuja. On August 2, resident doctors commenced a […]
The Federal Government on Thursday took delivery of 177,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. The single-shot J&J vaccine was acquired through the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT), with support from Afrexim bank. According to the Africa Centre for Disease Control, the vaccines were partly manufactured in Africa. The vaccines are expected to be […]
The meeting between the house of representatives committee on health services, federal government and National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), ended without any agreement on Tuesday. The two-day public hearing, organised by the house committee on health services, started on Monday but ended in a deadlock on Tuesday. The meeting was attended by Olorunnimbe Mamora, […]
President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Dr. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, has said that the people who deserve to resign or be sacked from their duties are those who have put the doctors in a position where they have to embark on industrial actions to drive home their demands. Okhuaihesuyi who was a guest […]
Nigeria will begin administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from August 10, the presidential steering committee (PSC) on COVID-19 said on Saturday. Willie Bassey, the director of press, PSC on COVID-19, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja. He said the commencement of the second batch vaccination is pertinent as the country […]
