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Gunmen Attack US Consulate Convoy In Anambra, Leaving Four Dead; Court Orders Police to Release Seun Kuti on Bail within 48 Hours | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, these are the five top Nigerian news stories you shouldn’t miss Gunmen Attack US Consulate Convoy In Anambra, Leaving Four Dead In a tragic incident on Tuesday, an attack on a convoy of US Consulate staff in Anambra State, Nigeria, resulted in the deaths of four individuals. Tobechukwu Ikenga, the... Read More

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August 30, 2022

Nigeria will exceed its borrowing limit in 2023; seeks a new loan of N11 trillion; Something will soon happen in PDP, says Wike | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Nigeria will exceed its borrowing limit in 2023; seeks a new loan of N11 trillion Nigeria warns its citizens in South Africa of impending attack Something will soon happen in PDP, says Wike Police officer in Rivers, allegedly rapes minor, films naked NARD complains that six out of ten doctors are leaving Nigeria Across Nigeria’s... Read More

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April 5, 2021

Buhari’s UK medical trip is once again showing the failure of Nigeria’s healthcare

Just before the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an indefinite strike on April 1, 2021, President Buhari departed Abuja for a medical checkup in the UK. The timing couldn’t be worse, given that that NARD had given the federal government an ultimatum to improve the wages and allowances of doctors to avert... Read More

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September 11, 2017

Resident doctors to evaluate FG’s offer tomorrow

The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will meet on Tuesday to evaluate the response of the Federal Government to its demands. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the federal government in a meeting with the leadership of NARD which held on Sept. 6, agreed to pay the... Read More

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September 8, 2017

Opinion: Moving beyond strike actions

by Gideon Arinze If you have been following recent reports in the media, the issue of strikes has gradually become a weighty one that needed to be addressed. Almost every sector is going on strike. It is either the government has not been able to meet all the needs of the aggrieved sectors or... Read More

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September 7, 2017

Resident doctors continue strike despite meeting with FG

As reported by The Cable, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has refused to call off its strike despite meeting with the federal government. On Wednesday, a federal government delegation led by Isaac Adewole, minister of health, and Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, met with the leadership of NARD to resolve the problem. The... Read More

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September 7, 2017

Ngige says money has been disbursed for payment of backlog of resident doctors

As announced by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has begun the payment of backlog of resident doctors nationwide. Dr Ngige made the revelation yesterday at the resumed negotiations between government and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in Abuja, where he also explained that the... Read More

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September 6, 2017

It is an industrial rascality | Labour minister, Ngige speaks on resident doctors strike

The minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has described the strike of resident doctors as an “act of rascality”. In a statement by the deputy director press in the ministry, Samuel Olowookere, Dr Ngige said the government was ‘surprised’ by the associations’ action after an agreement was reached. The sequence of events: NARD declares “total... Read More

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June 28, 2016

Opinion: Sacking of doctors – an irresponsible display and show of anarchy

by Abiola Akintunde On June 21st, it was shocking that Nigeria could once again retrace the path of anarchy, as the federal government ordered the replacement of striking resident doctors nationwide. This was announced in spite of ongoing negotiations; many of which had failed, on the demands put forward by the representatives of the National... Read More

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June 25, 2016

‘Work resumes Monday’ | Resident Doctors call off strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors, on Saturday, called on its members to resume work on Monday thus calling off its short-lived strike action. This was made known in a communique issued by the President of NARD, Muhammad Adamu Askira. The communique was read out after the extraordinary national executive council meeting held at the... Read More

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June 22, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today. 1. OJB Jezreel gets funeral date The family of late ace producer and singer, OJB Jezreel has announced the date for his funeral. 2. Boko Haram has been crippled The federal government has revealed that the extremist group has been successfully pushed back by the state... Read More

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June 22, 2016

Resident Doctors agree to suspend strike… after being sacked by FG

Following a meeting with stakeholders in the health sector on Tuesday evening, the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has agreed to suspend its strike action after a meeting with other health sector stakeholders on Tuesday. Hours after the Resident Doctors commenced the much publicised strike action, the Federal Government responded by sacking all of... Read More

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June 21, 2016

BREAKING: FG sacks striking Resident Doctors

The federal government, on Tuesday sacked striking medical doctors within the country. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, issued a directive asking Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of tertiary institutions owned by federal government to immediately fill-up openings created by the absence of striking resident doctors. This was contained in a circular signed by... Read More

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Doctors, Health, Isaac Adewole, NARD, strike

June 20, 2016

The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. 1. Saraki, Ekweremadu to appear in court tomorrow Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, will on Tuesday appear before an Abuja federal court to answer allegation of forgery. 2. Investors lose ‘N46bn in a few hours’ in Stock Market Following... Read More

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June 20, 2016

Resident Doctors begin strike today

The President of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Mohammed Askira, on Monday, disclosed that the association will embark on a nationwide strike from midnight. Askira, who said this in a statement signed by him in Abuja, noted that the Association had done all it could to ensure that Nigerians do not suffer from... Read More

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June 7, 2016

Nigerian doctors to go on strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria has announced the commencement of a nationwide strike from Thursday, June 9. The National President of the association, Muhammad Askira made the announcement on Tuesday, June 7. Speaking with journalists in Kano, Askira said the decision was arrived at during the ordinary general meeting of the National... Read More

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December 20, 2013

The strike continues: Nigerian doctors’ National Executive Committee meeting ends in deadlock

by Oke Efagene The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has decided to continue with the ongoing nationwide strike by its members. The resolution was made after several hours of deliberation in a meeting that began yesterday evening in Abuja, and ended at 4 am today. The NMA began its nationwide... Read More

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June 25, 2013

Going, going…: Doctors’ association to embark on 3-day strike nationwide

by Rachel Ogbu The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has ordered its members nationwide to embark on a three-day warning strike from Wednesday after the Federal Government failed to meet its 21-day ultimatum. According to NARD, the strike scheduled to begin tomorrow was to protest against the poor funding for training of its members by... Read More

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Opinion: Moving beyond strike actions

Resident doctors continue strike despite meeting with FG

Ngige says money has been disbursed for payment of backlog of resident doctors

It is an industrial rascality | Labour minister, Ngige speaks on resident doctors strike

Opinion: Sacking of doctors – an irresponsible display and show of anarchy

‘Work resumes Monday’ | Resident Doctors call off strike

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

Resident Doctors agree to suspend strike… after being sacked by FG

BREAKING: FG sacks striking Resident Doctors

The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today

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Nigerian doctors to go on strike

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