60 h. ago Resident Doctors Suspend Strike, Gives FG Four Weeks To Meet Demands

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended their indefinite nationwide strike after reaching an agreement with the Federal Government. In a post shared on his X handle on Saturday, NARD President Mohammad Suleiman confirmed the suspension of the strike. “The National Executive Council of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has resolved to […] The post Resident Doctors Suspend Strike, Gives FG Four Weeks To Meet Demands appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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68 h. ago Resident doctors suspend nationwide strike after agreement with federal government

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its indefinite nationwide strike after reaching an agreement with the federal read more Resident doctors suspend nationwide strike after agreement with federal government

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4 d. ago How Nigerian farmers can leverage tech to improve soil health, boost food security — Victor Ugwuegbu, soil scientist, doctoral researcher

Victor Izuchukwu Ugwuegbu is a Nigerian United States-based soil scientist, award-winning doctoral researcher, and Erasmus Mundus scholar. With a speciality in soil spectroscopy and physics-informed machine learning, he is a graduate assistant at the University of Kentucky in the US. In this interview by KINGSLEY ALUMONA, he speaks about his life and studies in the […]

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1 week ago NUC warns against misuse of honorary doctorates in Nigerian varsities

Nigeria’s National Universities Commission (NUC) warns against the misuse of honorary doctorates, identifying 32 ‘degree mills’ and clarifying usage rules. Read More: https://punchng.com/nuc-warns-against-misuse-of-honorary-doctorates-in-nigerian-varsities/

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1 week ago NARD faults labour ministry’s claims, insists strike continues

The NARD strike continues as the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors refutes the Labour Ministry’s claims of meeting their demands. Read why the strik Read More: https://punchng.com/nard-faults-labour-ministrys-claims-insists-strike-continues/

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1 week ago Resident Doctors Fault Labour Ministry’s Claims, Say Strike Continues

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected claims by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment that significant progress has been made toward resolving the doctors’ grievances, describing the ministry’s statements as “misleading” and “not reflective of reality.” NARD, in a statement on Thursday, said it was “profoundly disappointed” by a November 19 […]

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2 w. ago Nigerian Medical Doctor Jailed Over £268,000 NHS Fraud In UK

A UK-based Nigerian doctor, Richard Akinrolabu, 61, has been sentenced to three years in prison for defrauding the National Health Service (NHS) of more than £268,000. Akinrolabu, a specialist registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Princess Royal University Hospital, pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud by false representation and was sentenced on November […]

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2 w. ago UK Court Jails Nigerian Doctor For Working During Sick Leave

A Unites Kingdom-based Nigerian doctor, Richard Akinrolabu, has been sentenced to three years in prison by the Woolwich Crown Court for defrauding the National Health Service (NHS) of over £268,000 by secretly working shifts while on sick leave. According to a statement on Monday by the National Health Service Counter Fraud Authority, Akinrolabu, who served […]

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4 w. ago Strike: Resident Doctors Accuse Federal Government Of Misinformation, List 19 Unmet Demands

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has dismissed the Federal Government’s recent claims of progress on doctors’ welfare and health sector reforms, describing them as “fiction rather than fact.” In a statement jointly signed by NARD President, Dr. Mohammad Suleiman; Secretary-General, Dr. Shuaibu Ibrahim, and Publicity and Social Secretary, Dr. Abdulmajid Ibrahim, on Monday, […]

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4 w. ago Resident doctors dispute FG’s claims on welfare, say realities differ

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has accused the Federal Government of misleading the public over the true state of doctors’ welfare and conditions of service...

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4 w. ago NARD Faults Federal Government’s N43bn Arrears Claim, Insists Strike Remains Indefinite

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has insisted that its ongoing nationwide strike remained indefinite until the 19-point demands by its members were met. The association also described the federal government’s claim of N43bn arrears payment as misleading, stating that only a fraction of the funds mentioned actually applied to resident doctors. Speaking with […]

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