Nigeria's resident doctors wrapped up their month-long walkout after the government signed off on some promises. The strike yanked about 11,000 doctors out of 91 teaching hospitals around the country and trashed healthcare access for a solid month. Dr Shuaibu Ibrahim from NARD said they suspended everything because the feds agreed to their seven demands through a formal agreement.
The government already came through on two things: dropping the Professional Allowance Table and bumping doctors' starting level to CONMESS 3. The other five items need to get handled within four weeks, and they cover stuff like getting the Lokoja doctors their jobs back, paying overdue money, upgrading qualified doctors, specialist pay, and some certificate issues. Ibrahim basically told the government they have one month to deliver or the doctors are walking out again.
The government already came through on two things: dropping the Professional Allowance Table and bumping doctors' starting level to CONMESS 3. The other five items need to get handled within four weeks, and they cover stuff like getting the Lokoja doctors their jobs back, paying overdue money, upgrading qualified doctors, specialist pay, and some certificate issues. Ibrahim basically told the government they have one month to deliver or the doctors are walking out again.
