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Resident Doctors cancel planned national protest

Strong indications emerged, Tuesday, that striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) are set to call off their two-week-old strike. According to the Doctors, with the intervention of the President of the Senate, who happens to be the number three citizen, and the assurance he gave them, they have resolved that the […]

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Resident doctors reject 25% salary increase by FG, say strike goes on

The National Executive Council, NEC, of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, on Saturday, rejected the 25 per cent increment in the basic salary of doctors as well as the accoutrement allowance. They insisted that their earlier demand is for full restoration of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to its right value as at […]

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Just In: NASS, resident doctors to meet Friday over strike

The President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Emeka Orji, on Thursday, said the National Assembly has invited the association for a meeting on Friday (tomorrow). Residents doctors across 79 tertiary health facilities commenced a five-day warning strike on Wednesday to press home their demands. The doctors are demanding an immediate increment in […]

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Resident Doctors Give FG Two-Week Ultimatum On Pending Agreements

The national leadership of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence the implementation of all pending agreements. The ultimatum was handed down in a communiqué at the end of a three-day extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Federal Medical Centre in […]

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Resident doctors tackle Reps over five – year compulsory practice bill

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has kicked over the House of Representatives Bill mandating Nigeria-trained medical and dental practitioners to practise for five years before being granted full licence. NARD, made its position known in a communique issued at the end of the emergency extended National Officers’ Committee (NOC) meeting of the association […]

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