COVID-19 patients suffering from acute respiratory challenge lies on hospital bed at a male ward in Lagos State Isolation Centre, Yaba, Lagos on January 22, 2021. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria is increasing rapidly following daily reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) even as Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, accounted for the highest number of cases in the country. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP

At last, resident doctors suspend strike, give FG six weeks to act

October 5, 2021

Doctors. NACKSTRAND AFP/File•NMA applauds move, tasks govt on faithfulness with pact True to The Guardian investigation that the National Association ...

‘How insecurity worsens health sector woes’

by Abraham

September 7, 2021

The apex body of all medical doctors in Nigeria, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has called on the government to ...

[FILES] Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. Photo: FMIC

We Did Everything Possible To Stop Doctors’ Strike – Ngige

by Nuel

September 4, 2021

Minister of labour and employment, Chris Ngige has reacted to the ongoing doctors’ strike, saying the federal government did its ...

NMA threatens to join doctors strike, gives FG 21-day ultimatum

by Abraham

August 30, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A photo illustration shows a stethoscope and blood-pressure machine. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau • Warns that no doctor should be victimised ...