Nigeria: FG to Appoint Surgeon-General of the Federation

3 January 2014

President Goodluck Jonathan has bowed to the demands of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) with a view to averting the association's planned strike on Monday.

One of such major demands is the appointment of a Surgeon-General of the Federation, which the president has agreed that whoever occupies the position will be responsible for public health.

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