COVID-19 Second Wave: Nigeria health workers condemn 'insulting' N5,000 hazard pay, demand increase
3 min read Amidst the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent spike in infection cases, Nigerian health workers have called for an increase in their hazard allowance as they are major front liners in the fight against the pandemic. Speaking at a webinar recently, the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Innocent Ujah, said all health workers are being paid N5,000 a month as hazard allowance, a sum he described as degrading and insulting. “At the moment, health workers are being paid N5,000 as hazard allowance despite an increased risk in dying and il...
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