The Management of the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja, FTHL, said it will not circumvent any processes in the recruitment of new doctors and other staff in the hospital. Addressing a press conference in Lokoja on Friday, the Chairman Medical Advisory Committee Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja, Dr Ebune Ojochide, while reacting to the protest by the […]
Doctors protest poor working conditions, shortage of manpower in Kogi
Residents Doctors at the Federal Teaching Hospital Lokoja, FTHL on Thursday protested over the shortage of manpower and alleged obnoxious policies introduced by the management of the hospital led by Dr Olatunde Alabi. The protesting doctors carried placard with various inscriptions saying, ‘We want to work, not to work and die,’ don’t kill us, stop […]
DELSUTH resident doctors begin one-week warning strike
Resident doctors at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, DELSUTH, have commenced a one-week warning strike over the alleged Delta State Government’s insensitivity to issues affecting the provision of optimal patient care and training of resident doctors. Issues raised include deteriorating infrastructure and outdated and dysfunctional equipment essential for the diagnosis and treatment of various […]
Alleged assault: UCH Resident doctors suspend strike, suspects arrested
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, on Saturday suspended the strike they began on Wednesday. DAILY POST reported that the association had embarked on a three-day warning strike following the assault of a colleague by a patient’s relation on Sunday. However, the association’s President, Dr John Oladapo, […]
AFCON finals: ‘Take sleeping pills’ – Doctors caution Nigerian fans with hypertension
Ahead of Sunday’s Africa Nations Cup final clash between Nigeria and Ivory Coast, doctors have warned Nigerian fans with hypertension and other heart-related diseases to be cautious and take sleeping pills if possible. The Association of Nigerian Private Medical Practitioners warned Nigerians in a trending video on Saturday. The association noted that the AFCON finals […]
Ondo: Doctors threaten strike over welfare packages, lament shortage of health personnel
Doctors in Ondo State, under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, lamented on Friday that medical practitioners have been leaving the state in droves for greener pastures. According to the doctors who gave the state government a seven-day ultimatum to enhance their welfare packages, threatened to embark on industrial action if their demands […]