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Mon Apr 05 2021
Patients hospitalised at University of Benin Teaching Hospital are moving to other hospitals as resident doctors at the hospital continue their strike.
The National Association of Resident Doctors had on April 1 embarked on a nationwide strike as part of measures to force the federal government to implement the agreement reached between the union.
Correspondents visiting the hospital observed that the hospital was devoid of crowds despite the skeletal services on offer.
A source within the hospital said that patients taking treatment at the hospital had to seek medical care in other hospitals not affected by the strike.
Ignatius Igwe
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has faulted the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire on the government’s position regarding the industrial action.
Ngige had on April 2 warned that Federal Government will implement the ‘no work, no pay’ on the striking National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) if they refuse to resume work.
He also insisted that the government had met the demands of the striking doctors, wondering why they were yet to call off the industrial action despite efforts by the Federal Government.
The doctors had called for the immediate payment of all salaries owed to all house officers, including March salaries (regardless of quota system) before the end of business on March 31.
Resident Doctors Strike: Ngige clears air on residency training
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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, ABUJA
THE Ministry of Labour and Employment has advised the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, to stop dissipating energy, interpreting the comments made by Minister Senator Chris Ngige in a recent television interview and squarely face the challenge of helping to stem the series of industrial action by the junior doctors in the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)
A statement by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Charles Akpan in Abuja, Monday, said “instead of dissipating energy on interpreting the comments of the Minister which at best could be regarded as an obiter, the NMA should sit up and address the challenge of series of the illegal strike which junior doctors in NARD have been embarking on, especially the current one that started on April 1, 2021, with the connivance and tacit support of the NMA.
• NARD won’t call off strike until demands are met
• NMA can only intercede when govt pays arrears
On Saturday, Mark Essien, software developer and founder of Nigeria’s biggest online hotel booking site, celebrated a doctor, Omotayo Ojo, who did brain surgery on his dad.
He wrote: “After two emergency ruptured aneurysms, brain surgery in Lagos and a massive scar across his head, my dad is back to his same jolly self. The doctors say his survival was miraculous, the neurologist says that it is rare for someone to recover full brain function so quick. The German checkup doctors said the Nigerian doctors did a world-class job. All check-ups given clean bill of health. Six months of brain function recovery, and he is now back to normal.”
Muhammadu Buhari London travel: Nigerians protest against president Buhari medical trip to UK and what you need to know
2 hours wey don pass
Some of di Nigerians wey dey live for London don stage back-to-back protest for Abuja house against Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari trip to di UK for medical check up.
Di President bin comot Nigeria on Tuesday, 30, March 2021 on a two weeks medical checkup.
On Wednesday, some Nigerians in Diaspora - wey Reno Omokri, former presidential aide lead, carry protest go di UK, London residence of di president. Since den, daily protests to ask Buhari to return to Nigeria don happun.