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Nigeria:
'Surplus Doctors' - After Backlash, Ngige Backtracks, Claims He Was Misquoted
Premium Times, 26 April 2019
Chris Ngige has reversed his comment that Nigeria has 'surplus doctors' and he was, thus, not worried about Nigerian doctors leaving the country to go practice in other climes. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigeria Lacks Facilities to Train Medical Doctors, Says Ngige
Guardian, 26 April 2019
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, yesterday said local medical institutions in the country absorb only about 20 per cent of medical doctors seeking opportunity… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Labour Minister Clarifies Position On Doctors' Migration
Premium Times, 25 April 2019
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has clarified his position on the issue of migration by Nigerian medical doctors to foreign nations, a development which has… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Labour Minister 'Not Worried' About Doctors Leaving Country
Guardian, 24 April 2019
In spite of an appalling doctor-patient ratio, Nigeria's labour minister said he is not worried about how medical doctors are leaving the country in droves. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Doctors Are Free to Leave Nigeria, Says Ngige
This Day, 25 April 2019
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said that medical doctors who want to leave Nigeria, are free to do so as the country has a lot of medical personnel. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Despite Official Data Stating Otherwise, Ngige Claims Nigeria Has 'Surplus' Doctors
Premium Times, 24 April 2019
Despite official data showing that Nigeria 'gravely' lacks an adequate number of doctors, a minister has claimed otherwise. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Are Ministers Any Different From Buhari?
This is Africa, 25 April 2019
It is not only the president of Nigeria who continues to disappoint and even embarrass his countrymen and subjects. His Ministers often follow suit. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Doctors Can Leave, Nigeria Has Enough, Says Ngige
Guardian, 25 April 2019
As stakeholders decry brain drain in the health sector, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, yesterday said that doctors who want to relocate to other countries… Read more »
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Nigeria:
NMA Fumes As Ngige Says Nigeria Has Surplus Doctors
Daily Trust, 25 April 2019
Reactions have continued to trail comments by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, that he is not bothered about medical doctors leaving Nigeria because the country… Read more »