Tag: Doctors

<strong>439 Foreign-trained Doctors Failed Competence Exam – MDCN </strong>

12Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Labour, News, Nigeria

439 Foreign-trained Doctors Failed Competence Exam – MDCN

A total of 439 foreign-trained medical and dental graduates failed the assessment examination organised by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). The MDCN conducted the two-day assessment examination on November 23 and 24, 2022, at Usman Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto. This was stated by Dr Tijani Sanusi, the council’s Registrar, in an interview with Punch on Sunday. According to Sanusi, 916 foreign-trained medical and dental candidates took the assessment examination but only 477 candidates were successful. He said, “24 candidates sat for the examination in Dentistry, eight passed and 16 failed. 892 candidates sat for the medical examination, 469 passed and 423 failed.” Sanusi described the assessment as a global practice, noting that no prof...

<strong>507 Lagos Doctors Migrate To UK In Two Years – NMA</strong>

5Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, Labour, News, Nigeria

507 Lagos Doctors Migrate To UK In Two Years – NMA

The Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has disclosed that 507 medical doctors practicing in the state relocated to the United Kingdom in less than two years due to poor working conditions in Nigeria. Dr. Benjamin Olowojebutu, the association’s Chairman stated this while interacting with Punch Health Wise. He urged the Federal and State governments to tackle the menace of brain drain in the country’s health sector. The NMA Chairman said that brain drain has become a serious threat in Nigeria noting that medicine may go into extinction in the country if the menace is not promptly addressed as an emergency. He said, “There is a very big challenge about brain drain. I have said several times that we have to be very deliberate about how we tackle this. ...

FG Increases Hazard Allowance From N5,000 To N40,000 For Doctors, N34,000 For Others

25Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Finance, Labour, News, Nigeria

FG Increases Hazard Allowance From N5,000 To N40,000 For Doctors, N34,000 For Others

The Federal Government has increased the hazard allowance for medical doctors and health workers in the country. It was gathered that while the government increased the allowance for doctors from N5,000 to between N32,000 and N40,000; other health workers like nurses, laboratory workers among others had theirs reviewed to between N15,000 and N34,000. This was contained in a circular with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/11/406 dated December 22, 2021 and signed by the Executive Chairman of the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission. Read Also: Bauchi Records 153 Lassa Fever Cases In One Year The circular read in part, “Concerning the review of the hazard allowance applicable to health workers in the services of the federal hospitals, medical centres and clinics in minist...

FG To Recover Millions Of Naira Wrongly Paid To 588 Doctors

6Sep

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

FG To Recover Millions Of Naira Wrongly Paid To 588 Doctors

The Federal Government will recover millions of naira wrongly paid to 588 medical doctors across the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this when he fielded questions from State House correspondents in Abuja. He explained that affected doctors wrongly benefitted from Medical Residency Training Fund meant for a particular category of doctors. He said the names of the doctors were uncovered after a thorough scrutinisation of the 8000 names submitted by Chief Medical Directors of Federal Government health institutions for the training programme. The minister, however, revealed that a substantial amount of the money had been refunded by some of the affected doctors while efforts had been intensified to recover the remaining balance. He maintaine...

7Apr

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Interview, News, Nigeria

Doctors’ Strike: You have No Justification for Strike – FG

The Federal Government on Wednesday stated that the National Association of Resident Doctors has lost all moral and legal grounds to continue its seven-day-old strike, urging them to call off the action. In a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government has not only “substantially met the seven-point demand by NARD, it has also demonstrated transparency in their implementation.” He noted, “The House Officers have started receiving their payments in the federal government teaching hospitals and federal medical centres across the federation. I spoke with the Accountant General of the Federation as well as with two Chief medical directors of teaching hospitals this morning and they confirmed payment to house officers. ...