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Top 5 Stories Of The Day | NLC Urges Full Implementation of ₦70,000 Minimum Wage Amid Rising Hardship

Top 5 Stories Of The Day | NLC Considers ₦100,000 as an Acceptable Minimum Wage

NLC considers ₦100,000 as an acceptable minimum wage Minister of Finance Wale Edun presents a minimum wage template Tinubu names Abuja Highway after Wole Soyinka Resident doctors threaten strike over…

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Rescued Chibok GIrl Received by Remi Tinubu at Aso Villa; Governor Obaseki Alleges Deputy’s Plan to Oust Him from Office | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Rescued Chibok GIrl Received by Remi Tinubu at Aso Villa Four Dead as Zaira Central Mosque Collapses Resident Doctors Suspend Nationwide Strike Governor Obaseki Alleges Deputy's Plan to Oust Him…

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Ekiti State Government Bans Planned Guinness World Record Kissing Marathon; Resident Doctors Issue Two-Week Ultimatum to FG Over 200% Salary Increment | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Ekiti State Government Bans Planned Guinness World Record Kissing Marathon Resident Doctors Issue Two-Week Ultimatum to FG Over 200% Salary Increment I’ll Beg JAMB If Mmesoma Comes Clean On Result…

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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

Gunmen Attack US Consulate Convoy In Anambra, Leaving Four Dead Court Orders Police to Release Seun Kuti on Bail within 48 Hours Bola Tinubu, President-Elect, Holds Meeting with Rabiu Kwankwaso…

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Hilda Baci Sets Guinness World Record by Cooking for 100 Consecutive Hours; Mompha’s Alleged N6bn Fraud Trial Scheduled for July 23 | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

Hilda Baci Sets Guinness World Record by Cooking for 100 Consecutive Hours Mompha's Alleged N6bn Fraud Trial Scheduled for July 23 Resident Doctors Declare Warning Strike, Government Reacts US Imposes…

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Nigerian doctors

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…

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5,141 Smart card readers perish in Ondo INEC fire, Kaduna Assembly approves castration as punishment for rapists | 5 Things That Should Matter Today

The Kaduna House of Assembly has approved castration as punishment for those convicted of rape, following the amendment of the Kaduna State Penal Code Law (2017), by the lawmakers. This…

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Resident doctors in Kaduna begin indefinite strike

Residents doctors in Kaduna have begun an indefinite strike Tuesday, decrying the deplorable state of healthcare facilities in state government hospitals. The President, Association of Resident Doctors in the state, Dr…

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Just In: Resident doctors suspend strike

The National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has suspended its strike, Premium Times reports. The suspension was announced in the early hours of Thursday after a meeting of the executives…

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The Late 5: Melaye’s recall process back on track; Trump honours 9/11 victims; and other top stories

Good evening. Here are the top 5 stories that drove conversation today: A Federal High court in Abuja has dismissed Senator Dino Melaye’s lawsuit challenging the process of recalling him…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Medical council say resident doctors’ strike is illegal

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has declared the ongoing strike by members of the National Association of Resident Doctor illegal. The MDCN warned that any doctor who…

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10 injured as doctors, security officers clash in LUTH (WATCH)

Resident doctors at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) recently had a face-off with some security officials in the bid to prevent a takeover of their secretariat. The management of…

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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…

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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…

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Federal Government reverses decision to sack resident doctors

by Godwin Akanfe The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, has announced that suspension of the residency training programme in all federal hospitals with effect from Thursday, August 28 has…

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It’s good that the NMA called off its strike, but Resident Doctors STILL remain sacked – Health Minister

by S'ola Filani Despite news reportage on the resumption of duties of doctors and the calls to reinstate resident doctors, the federal government has not rescinded its decision on the…

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Doctors give their take on the FG and the resident doctors’ sack [WATCH]

by David Cyril and Hycinth Iyereosa [slideshow_deploy id='297393'] We promise to stay on top of the situation as regards the current crisis in the health sector. Some doctors protested the…

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Why did the FG sack all resident doctors in Nigeria? [FIND OUT]

The federal government has explained why it ordered the immediate sack of resident doctors in federal hospitals as well as the suspension of residency programmes in teaching hospitals. A statement from…

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Striking doctors terminated by President Jonathan [DETAILS]

by Kolapo Olapoju President Goodluck Jonathan has authorized the termination of doctors across federal hospitals in Nigeria with immediate effect. The information was dispersed through a letter signed by a…

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Strike called off: Resident doctors nationwide return to work

  The President, National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr Jibril Abdullahi, said on Friday the nationwide strike by the association was suspended in the public interest. Abdullahi said this…

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“We can’t trust the government,” Resident doctors say as they vow to continue strike

by 'Jola Sotubo Resident doctors in the country have maintained their stance on the ongoing strike after they accused the Federal Government of being insincere in their attempts to reach…

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