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  • FG will continue to dialogue with resident doctors, NLC says Speaker

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    The Federal Government says it will continue to dialogue with the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the labour unions towards addressing their grievances. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, said this after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, on Wednesday in Abuja. He…

  • FG will continue to dialogue with resident doctors, NLC says Speaker

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    The Federal Government says it will continue to dialogue with the members of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) and the labour unions towards addressing their grievances. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, said this after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, on Wednesday in Abuja. He…

  • Fuel subsidy: NLC issues seven-day nationwide strike notice

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    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put plans in place for a nationwide strike scheduled to begin August 2,2023, it was reliably gathered. Though a court order which barred the congress from going on strike in June still stands, our correspondent learnt that the congress noted that it could not fold its arms while Nigerians…

  • Fuel subsidy: NLC issues seven-day nationwide strike notice

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    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put plans in place for a nationwide strike scheduled to begin August 2,2023, it was reliably gathered. Though a court order which barred the congress from going on strike in June still stands, our correspondent learnt that the congress noted that it could not fold its arms while Nigerians…

  • Medical doctors suspend strike

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    The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its strike which commenced on April 1. Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, president of the association, confirmed the development on Saturday. The decision to suspend the strike comes after the signing of a new agreement with the federal government, concerning issues raised in NARD’s 13-point demand. More details to…

  • Judiciary Workers Strike: Inmates stranded at courts in Sokoto

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    Awaiting trial inmates in Sokoto State were on Tuesday stranded as court entrances were locked following the strike by members of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the strike was in compliance with directives issued by the national body of JUSUN over non-implementation of financial autonomy for…

  • Supreme Court shut down as judiciary workers begin strike

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    Judiciary workers Tuesday morning shut down the Supreme Court in Abuja, in line with their threat to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike to press for financial autonomy for the judicial arm of government. The development came as a defiance to the last minute appeal by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to the workers to shelve the…

  • NARD strike: NMA apologises to Nigerians, patients

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    Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has apologised to Nigerians, especially patients at various government hospitals, over the strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). Dr Enema Amodu, the Chairman, NMA, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, made the plea on Sunday in Abuja while addressing newsmen over the NARD strike. According to him,…

  • FG faults rejection of MoA by resident doctors

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    The Federal Government has faulted the National Association of Resident Doctors’ (NARD) rejection of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) signed on March 31 in spite of meeting the demands of the association. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige said this in a statement by Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations of the…

  • NARD strike Day 2: FMC Jalingo, State Specialist Hospital offer skeletal services

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    The Federal Medical Center (FMC) and the State Specialist hospital all in Jalingo, are offering skeletal services following the strike action embarked upon by the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)  in the country. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the State Specialist hospital revealed that only emergency cases were being attended to…