Who Bears the Burden When Nigeria Fails Its Health Workers? The death of Dr. Oluwafemi Rotifa should never have happened. A young resident doctor, full of promise and dreams, collapsed in the very hospital where he gave his last strength after working three days straight without rest. His colleagues called him “Femoski,” and many of … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to lead the charge in promoting health insurance schemes in Nigeria. During a courtesy visit by the NMA’s national leadership, Sanwo-Olu emphasized the importance of health insurance in ensuring citizens have access to quality healthcare services. “We need to find a way to … Read more
The Ogun State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has decided to suspend its ongoing strike for four weeks to allow for constructive dialogue with the state government. As a result, members are instructed to resume work at 8:00 AM on Monday, September 2, 2024. This decision was reached during an emergency general meeting … Read more
Eko hot blog reports that The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Rivers State has cracked down on a fake medical doctor, thereby unveiling the impostor, Mr. Echi Igbo Michael, exposing his fraudulent activities. Led by Dr. Ebbi Robinson, the Anti-Quackery Committee apprehended Michael during an interview for a medical officer position at Port Harcourt … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government has been given an ultimatum of Jan 31, 2024 to implement the upward review of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS). This online media platform gathered that the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) gave the ultimatum on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS New ICPC Chairman Musa Aliyu Assumes Office Two-year-old Boy … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has asked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu‘s led government to, without further hesitation, declare a state of emergency on the country’s health sector with a view to addressing its challenges. This online media platform gathered that the NMA Ekiti State Branch made the call in a … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Nigerian Medical Association, Cross River State branch, has started an indefinite strike action at all medical facilities in the state. The resolution was part of the association’s decision after an emergency meeting following the kidnap of their member, Prof. Ephraim Ekanem. It will be recalled that Ekanem was kidnapped from … Read more
Tinubu has explained how he plans to stop the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector. Eko Hot Blog reports that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has vowed to prioritise stopping the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector if he is elected president in 2023. EDITOR’S PICKS My Age, Academic … Read more
The train became a better option when Abuja-Kaduna highway which connects to the North-western part of the country was no longer safe The Kaduna State Government had said that 362 persons were on board before the attack EKO HOT BLOG had reported how on 28 March, 2022 some bandits set explosives on the train track … Read more
Chinelo served at the Kaduna State Dental Centre and worked with St Gerrard’s Hospital, Kakuri She was enroute Kaduna, from Abuja when the attack occurred EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has mourned a doctor identified as Megafu Chinelo, who was shot and killed in the Kaduna train attack on Monday. … Read more
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its strike which began August 2, 2021. The NMA made this appeal yesterday, after its Emergency Delegates Meeting (EDM) with its affiliates, including NARD, Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) and the Medical and Dental Doctors … Read more
Dr Uwah, therefore, called on government at all levels to address the problem. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said poor welfare and remuneration of its members are responsible for the increasing human capital flight of doctors from Nigeria. The National Publicity Secretary of NMA, Dr Aniekeme Uwah, stated this Monday during the 2021 Correspondents’ … Read more
President Buhari gave an assurance that all outstanding benefits owed medical doctors would be cleared, after verifications… President Muhammadu Buhari has called on health workers, including members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to return to their duty posts. He made the call on Friday during a meeting with members of the Nigerian … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari meets members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), who have been on strike for over one month. President Muhammadu Buhari has knocked striking Nigerian doctors, saying several lives might be lost due to their industrial action. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has since Monday, July 2, 2021, embarked … Read more
The General Secretary of the NMA, Dr. Philips Ekpe, in an interview on Monday lamented that no Federal hospital can boast of 2000 beds, adding that the NMA had yet to declare strike. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said that the Federal Government can stop its planned strike if it meets its demands and … Read more
NMA’s ultimatum is the latest in the lingering tussle between the Nigerian government and NARD which has gone on strike since July 31 The Ministry of Labour and Employment has rejected the 21-day ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) saying it is in direct collision with the Memorandum of … Read more
…the NMA fully supports all her affiliates in their efforts to improve the Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria and the welfare of her members. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has given the federal government a 21-day notice to fully resolve all the issues contained in the various agreements signed with its affiliate members. The Nigerian Medical … Read more
Following the attacks, it was learnt that the striking resident doctors at the Jos University Teaching Hospital recalled their members “on compassionate” ground to enable them to attend to emergencies occasioned by the crisis in Plateau State. The Plateau State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern over what it described as the increasing … Read more
There were indications that the three-week-old strike would soon be called off after the doctors… A deep lack of trust in the Federal Government’s ability to implement its promises is responsible for the prolonged strike of resident doctors across the country, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has revealed. President of the NMA, Innocent Ujah, disclosed … Read more
The Federal Government dragged the striking doctors to court last week, as it asked the National Industrial Court to mandate the doctors to return to work The leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has refused assent to a new memorandum of understanding brokered by the Nigeria Medical Association to end the three … Read more