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NMA charges Yahaya Bello to pay doctors’ full salary

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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged Governor Yahaya Bello to direct the full payment of February salary of medical doctors working with the Kogi Government.   The NMA made the call in a communiqué jointly signed by its Chairman, Dr Omakoji Oyiguh and Secretary, Dr Chimezie Udebuani on Tuesday in Lokoja. “The meeting observed that the salary of the medical doctors working with the Government of Kogi State was in percentage (69.97 per cent).   “The meeting further observed that the payment in percentage was done despite lack of…

COVID-19: It’s not yet time to relax lockdown order,NMA tells Governors

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The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has cautioned state governors against relaxing the lockdown order declared in the wake of novel coronavirus in the country. The NMA, in a statement Friday, signed by its president, Dr. Francis Faduyile and Secretary-General,Dr. Olumuyiwa Odusote, respectively said its attention “has drawn to some isolated statements negating the established measure of preventing COVID-19- social distancing; and orders by some state governors authorising the mass observance of Jumat prayers and Easter Sunday services.” “We, therefore, pray all authorities concerned to rescind their decision in the interest…

Parents of Foreign Trained Doctors Seek for Further Investigation on MDCN Assessment

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Forum of the parents of Nigerian trained medical doctor has called on Federal government to look beyond report submitted by Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN on the assessment of their children trained abroad who allegedly failed the examination conducted by the MDCN. The parents of the affected foreign trained Doctors made the call at a press conference held in Abuja today. The parents also urged FG to redress anomalies and irregularities that surrounded the assessment exercise. Read the Communique below : BEING STATEMENT PRESENTED TO JOURNALISTS ON MONDAY…