The NMA, in a congratulatory message signed by Dr Jide Onyekwelu and Dr Dubem Awachie, Chairman and Secretary of the Anambra State Branch of the association, commended the electorate and Anambra people for a peaceful poll.
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Dr. Adetunji Adenekan, NMA Lagos State Chairman, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Dr. Adetunji Adenekan, NMA Lagos Chairman, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Prof. Baba Issa, Chairman, NMA, Kwara State, condemned the acts at a news conference on Monday in Ilorin.
The President recognises that at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the world, a Nigerian has been elected to lead a very important body whose members, around the globe, deserve commendation for their life saving roles and personal sacrifices to save humanity.
The NMA made the appeal in a communique at the end of its National Executive Council meeting held in Edo State.
At a parley with lawmakers at the Ondo State House of Assembly on Wednesday, in Akure, the medical practitioners called on the state government to honour the terms of the agreement reached with them, especially payment of their outstanding salaries, in line with their colleagues in the civil service.
A statement by the spokesman for the ministry, Charles Akpan, said the FG “is religiously implementing its own side of the agreement, with effective monitoring by the office of the Minister of Labour and Employment,” adding that the NMA was yet to “move a needle” on the roles assigned to it in the agreement.
Chairman of NMA Enugu State Branch, Dr Jude Onyia, made the call in Enugu while speaking to newsmen.
The NARD National President, Dr. Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed door meeting with the federal government and other relevant stakeholders on Sunday in Abuja.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, said this while addressing newsmen before a closed door meeting with NMA and other relevant stakeholders on Saturday in Abuja.
Addressing a press conference in Osogbo on Tuesday, the chairman of the association in the state, Dr Razaq Akindele, faulted the recent advertisement for the vice chancellor position at the university which emphasized that applicants for the post must have doctoral degrees, saying it was a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise the medical lecturers, despite possessing postgraduate fellowship.
The NMA Southeast Caucus comprising Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states branches gave the commendation in a communiqué issued at the end of its general meeting held in Abakaliki.
The state Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Danja, disclosed this on Saturday during the 2021 Annual General Meeting of the State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association held in the state capital.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu had informed labour leaders that borrowing to augment payment of salaries was no longer sustainable, hence the payment of half salaries to state workers.
Dr Adetunji Adenekan, NMA Chairman, Lagos Zone, gave the assurance at a media briefing on Monday in Lagos.
The association threatened to shut down all facilities in the state at 6 p.m. daily if the government failed to provide adequate security.
The President of the association, Prof. Innocent Ujah, made the appeal during a visit by the national officers of NMA to Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau in Jos.
This was contained in a statement in Gusau on Friday by the association’s state Chairman and Secretary, Dr. Mannir Bature and Dr. Remigius Nwachukwu.
Amodu made the plea at a news conference in Abuja in response to the ongoing strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors.