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The On-going Strike by Resident Doctors Amidst a Pandemic

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This is not to undermine the current strike by the resident doctors in public hospitals to press home their demands from government, but an effort to look at the moral implication on the medical profession and it impact on the ordinary man on the street. Doctors are trained to save lives first Continue Reading

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Resident Doctors in Ondo Commence Indefinite Strike

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Resident Doctors at the Federal Medical Centre Owo and UNIMED Akure Annexe in Ondo state have deserted various wards and offices within the facilities in compliance with the directive of the National Association of Resident Doctors NARD, asking its members to proceed on an indefinite strike. According to the NARD, the strike was necessitated by some […]Continue Reading

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NARD Accuses FG of Insincerity, Begins Indefinite Strike

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Doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, have unanimously agreed to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, August 2, 2021. This is coming at a very critical time when the country is currently experiencing a rise in COVID-19 infections; the signal of a third wave of the pandemic. The […]Continue Reading

Economy

Implications of Incessant Strike on Nigeria’s Economic Recovery

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Nigeria in recent times had witnessed pockets of industrial action by unions that are demanding better pay and welfare for their workers. This incessant strike is capable of threatening the social life and economic recovery of the country Last month alone, the country witnessed strike in key sectors of the economy including health, judiciary and […]Continue Reading

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NARD Decries Nonpayment of Salaries of Members on GIFMIS payment Platform

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The National Association of Resident Doctors has decried nonpayment of salaries of its members on the GIFMIS payment platform. This is contained in a communiqué issued after the virtual emergency general meeting of the association.                 Continue Reading

Health

UCH Debunks Claim of 17 Covid-19 Fatalities among Doctors

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The University College Hospital, UCH, says claims that 17 doctors have died of Covid-19 related diseases is false. This is contained in a Statement by the Public Relation Officer of the institution, Toye Akinrinlola. It describes a news item credited to the President of UCH branch of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, claiming […]Continue Reading

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Resident Doctors Embark on Indefinite Strike

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Members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have  embarked on an indefinite strike. In a chat with Radio Amuludun FM correspondent, the president NARD, University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, Dr zakariyah Hussein explained that the strike came on the heels of the expiration of the 60-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government on January Continue Reading

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Patients Flock UCH as Resident Doctors Suspend Strike

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Following the suspension of the four-day strike of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, hospitals in Ibadan have started witnessing large turnout of patients. At the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, patients with different ailments were there as early as 8’oclock in the morning. Our correspondent reports that the resident doctors at UCH Ibadan had Continue Reading

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Resident Doctors Embark on Indefinite Strike in Ondo

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Resident Doctors at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo have embarked on an indefinite strike. Announcing their decision in Akure today, Chairman, Media Committee, National Association of Resident Doctors, UNIMED chapter, Dr Taiwo Olagbe, said they had no option than to down tools. Dr Olagbe explained that the Ondo state government had failed to accede […]Continue Reading

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Southwest Resident Doctors in Response to National Body Down Tools

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Resident doctors at the university of medical Sciences Teaching hospital in Ondo have fully complied with the strike ordered by the National Association of Resident Doctors yesterday. When Radio Nigeria Visited the tertiary health facility in Ondo and its annexe in Akure, only consultants and medical officers were seeing attending to patients. They were also […]Continue Reading