Nigeria:   Govt Draws More Flaks On Doctors' Sack

Guardian, 16 August 2014

THE decision of the Federal Government to sack over 16, 000 Resident doctors and suspend Residency Training Program (RTP) Specialist Medical doctors and dentists in Nigeria has… Read more »

Nigeria:   Doctors' Sack - Reconsider Your Action, TUC Tells FG

Leadership, 17 August 2014

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the federal government to reconsider its decision on the sack of about 16,000 resident doctors in the country over their involvement… Read more »

Nigeria:   NMA Rejects Sack of 16,000 Doctors

Daily Trust, 16 August 2014

Nigerian Medical Association has demanded that federal government withdraw its suspension of a government-funded training programme for resident doctors. Read more »

Nigeria:   Lagos NMA Asks FG to Reverse Sack of Resident Doctors

Daily Trust, 17 August 2014

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter yesterday asked the Federal Government to reverse the indefinite suspension of the resident doctors across the country. Read more »

Nigeria:   CNPP Urges Jonathan to Rescind Sack of Doctors

Daily Trust, 18 August 2014

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately rescind the directive to suspend the Residency Training Programme (RTP) of… Read more »

Nigeria:   Rights Group Concerned at Firing of Doctors

CAJ News, 18 August 2014

THE Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has condemned the recent sacking of medical doctors by the Federal Government of Nigeria saying it would escalate the crisis in the health… Read more »

Nigeria:   Doctors Threaten Health Sector Shut-Down Over of Residency Programmes

This Day, 16 August 2014

Doctors under the aegis of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have threatened to completely shut down the nation's health… Read more »

Nigeria:   NMA Protests Doctors' Sack, Says Govt Insincere

Daily Trust, 16 August 2014

Hundreds of doctors stormed the headquarters of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday to protest the directive that residency programme be suspended in all federal… Read more »

Nigeria:   Sack - Doctors Vow to Continue Strike

Vanguard, 16 August 2014

The last may not been heard about the protracted strike embarked by the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, as the striking doctors Saturday vowed not to resume talks with the… Read more »

Nigeria:   Doctors' Protest Hypocritical, Says FG

Guardian, 16 August 2014

THE Federal Government has described yesterday's protest by medical doctors in Abuja as "hypocritical." Read more »

Nigeria:   FG's Threat to Sack Resident Doctors Will Fail - Olatunji

Independent (Lagos), 18 August 2014

Rather than bringing succour to the beleaguered health sector, the recent decision by President Goodluck Jonathan to sack the entire resident doctors across the country would… Read more »

Nigeria:   Doctors Protest Suspension of Residency Training Programmes

This Day, 15 August 2014

Doctors under the aegis of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have threatened to collapse the nation's health sector should… Read more »

Nigeria:   Sack of 16,000 Resident Doctors Insensitive, Dabiri-Erewa Tells FG

Independent (Lagos), 18 August 2014

Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at the weekend faulted the Federal Government's decision to sack over 16,000 resident… Read more »