Nigerian doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, have faulted a recent judgment by the Federal High Court in Abuja affirming the authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate cases of alleged medical negligence. In a statement issued by its Chairman...
Nigerian doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State Branch, have criticised remarks made by two presenters on the TVC Breakfast Show regarding the medical management of snakebite victims, describing the comments as inaccurate and unprofessional. The association, in a press statement signed by its Chairman, D...
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria has warned doctors, especially newly qualified professionals, against over-reliance on Artificial Intelligence, saying it neither has the logical reasoning nor empathy they have garnered in their training. This is as former Rivers State Governor, Dr Peter Odili, appealed to the federal government to re...
Nigerian medical doctors, under the aegis of The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), have issued a 21-day notice of total and indefinite strike over the alleged failure of the federal government to address its long-standing demands. The association, in a communiqué released following its Emergency Delegates Meeting (EDM) held on July 26, 2025,...
The federal government has suspended the move by the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC) to review the allowances for medical and dental officers in the federal public service. On July 2, the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) had given the federal government a 21-day ultimatum to withdraw the disputed circular by the NSIWC a...
•Nigerian doctors and nurses President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. The National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Mannir Bature, made the disclosure in a statement today in Lagos. Bature said the Coordinating Minister of Health and ...
The Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the welfare of Nigerians by immediately reversing the price hike of petrol to its previous level. The pump price of petrol was on Tuesday raised to ₦855, ₦897 (depending on the location per litre) from ₦568 by the Nigerian […]
•Doctors Health Minister Ali Pate says doctors and nurses trained in Nigeria are sought-after globally, and that 67% of them work in the United Kingdom (UK). The minister, last night on Channels Television, said if health workers of Nigerian origin pull out of the National Health Service (NHS), the service will struggle. He spoke on […]...
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