The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) has announced a three-day nationwide warning strike beginning next Tuesday, following the Federal Government’s failure to conclude negotiations on the welfare and conditions of service of medical lecturers. Fourteen branches of the association voted in favour of the industrial action, which NAMDA said would be total …
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has suspended its 84-day nationwide strike following a conciliation meeting with the Federal Government, directing all its members across the country to resume work with immediate effect. The suspension was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of an expanded National Executive Council (NEC) emergency hybrid meeting held …
At the Abuja Central Medical Store (ACMS), normally a hub supplying drugs to 14 secondary hospitals across the FCT, silence had replaced routine. Trolleys stood idle, and medical consumables untouched. Patients needing drugs, tests, and emergency care became the latest victims of Nigeria’s health sector shutdown. For residents, the nationwide strike by the Joint Health …
