The Minister of State for Health, Dr Adeleke Olorunnimbe Mamora, on Tuesday, urged the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to come back to the negotiating table to address outstanding issues.
The minister, who appealed to NARD at the opening ceremony of this year’s Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), FCT chapter, in Abuja, said President Muhammadu Buhari was taking every necessary step to strengthen Nigeria’s response to re-emerging infectious diseases through the provision of medical infrastructure.
The appeal is coming following NARD’s nationwide indefinite strike, which started on Monday to press home the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding it entered into with the Federal Government in March 2021 on welfare and other issues that affect members.
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NARD also accused the federal government of “irregular payment of salaries” to its members.
But in a statement on Tuesday, Tammy Danagogo, secretary to the state government (SSG), said the resident doctors employed by the state are paid regularly, and have no business joining the industrial action.
“Sequel to the ongoing strike action by the Rivers State chapter of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) with respect to irregularities in the payment of salaries of house officers by the Federal Government, the Rivers State Government hereby directs all Resident Doctors under the employment of the State Government to call off its strike action immediately,” the SSG said.
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The Punch reports that there are fears of fresh a lockdown over rising cases of COVID-19. The newspaper says $2.4 million ransom has been paid for the release of abducted students since November 2020.
The Nation says Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and governors elected under the All Progressives Congress (APC) have begun talks to have a safe option on the legal controversy about the party’s leadership. The newspaper reports that the strike embarked upon by resident doctors takes toll on patients at hospitals.
Daily Independent reports that striking doctors have vowed that the federal government must fulfil 10-year memorandum of agreement. The newspaper says telecommunications companies have disagreed with the apex bank on driving mobile money services.
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Updated August 2, 2021
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, with ASUU leaders at a meeting in Abuja on August 2, 2021.
The Federal Government on Monday met with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to evaluate the implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MOA) entered into by both parties.
Addressing reporters at the end of the meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed that the meeting evaluated seven key issues.
He noted that both parties were satisfied with the implementation stages of what he termed “work in progress, hinting that some of the items in the MOA were nearly done 100 percent within the timeline.