Wife of Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday identified adequate remuneration packages for doctors and other health sector professionals as necessary incentives to tackle brain drain in medical profession which is a major issue plaguing the country. Provision…
Abia owes health workers 13 months’ salaries — NMA (Punch)
The Nigerian Medical Association on Thursday said the Abia State Government owed doctors and other health workers at the Abia State Teaching Hospital up to 13 months’ salaries, while members of the state Hospital Management Board had not been paid…
2,000 medical workers leave Nigeria yearly, says NMA (Punch)
Over 2,000 Nigerian medical workers leave the country annually for developed countries, the Nigerian Medical Association has said. President of the Association, Dr Francis Faduyile, stated this at the Annual General Conference/Delegates meeting of the association in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State…
*Osinbajo orders 72-hour operation to clear Apapa gridlock (Punch)* Oseni, others emerge newly elected Lagos NMA executives (NewTelegraph)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 21, 2018 Osinbajo orders 72-hour operation to clear Apapa gridlock (Punch) Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has ordered a 72-hour joint operation to clear the gridlock around the Apapa Expressway caused by stationary trailers. The…
FG mulls upward review of budget allocation to health sector, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said the Federal Government is considering an upward review of budgetary allocation to the health sector in order to improve the quality and access to medical facilities across the country. A State House statement…
