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Doctors in Lagos have raised alarm over rising police harassment, arrests, and extortion, warning that the trend is pushing practitioners into defensive medicine and putting patients at risk. They are calling for urgent action, insisting that complaints against doctors be handled through proper channels such as the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to protect…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has started talks with the Federal Government over doctors’ pay and working conditions. The NMA says the discussions are going well and that the planned strike may not happen after all. Earlier this month, the NMA gave the government a 21-day deadline to withdraw a circular from the National Salaries,…
Doctors under the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Katsina State chapter, have rejected a new circular issued by the Federal Government on allowance adjustments for medical and dental officers, describing it as disappointing and misleading. The doctors warned that if their demands are not met, they cannot guarantee continued healthcare services across the state. In a…