Tag: Doctors
Doctors perform brain surgery on baby while still in mother’s womb
Medical doctors in the United States have performed a first-ever brain surgery on a baby with a deadly genetic disorder while it is still inside the m [...]
Enugu NMA election turns bloody, chaotic
The election of the Enugu State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association turned bloody on Thursday. A faction of the state NMA had two weeks ago ann [...]
Nigerian doctors stopped at airport promised millions by UK firm
The 58 Nigerian doctors who were prevented by the Nigeria Immigration Service from boarding a plane to the United Kingdom were expected to earn betwee [...]
Immigration blocks 58 Nigerian doctors from flying to UK
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has refused to allow 58 Nigerian doctors from heading to the UK.
According to Sunday James, spokesman of NIS, [...]
Doctors in Cross River go on indefinite strike over Covid-19
The Cross River State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has withdrawn its services from all medical facilities in the state.
Cross [...]
Ogun, Ekiti doctors embark on indefinite strike
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, have embarked on an indefinite [...]
FG releases N4.5bn for arrears of doctors’ allowances
The Federal Government has released N4.5 billion for the clearance of backlog of arrears of hazard and inducement allowances in 31 federal teaching an [...]
Resident doctors to get N4bn hazard allowance
The House of Representatives has allocated N4 billion as hazard allowance to resident doctors in the 10.801 trillion revised 2020 budget. The funds we [...]
Medical doctors in Kogi reject salary cut
Medical doctors in Kogi State have vowed not to accept the proposed cutting of salaries of its members and other healthcare workers by the Kogi Govern [...]
British PM names son after doctors who treated him for COVID-19
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has named his newborn son after doctors who treated him for coronavirus (COVID-19) as well as his and his partner, Car [...]