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Nigerian Medical Association to embark on a nation wide strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has said it will embark on a nationwide indefinite strike to press home its demands if government fail to adhere to previous agreements reached with it. It also gave the government a 14-day ultimatum to show commitment in meeting its demands or risk overhauling medical services across the country. Addressing journalists in Abuja, NMA President, Dr. Lawrence Obembe, warned against the proliferation of directorates in hospitals, arguing that it would set a wrong trend in the administration of hospitals in the country. In a letter addressed to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, the association listed 23 key areas the government must address, failure, which will lead to doctors all over the country withdrawing their services. The letter which was signed by Obembe and the NMA Secretary General, Dr. Adewunmi Alayaki, observed that the association "is opposed to the appointments of directors in the h
Thank you for smoking
You know you are in trouble when a funeral home hands you a lighter as a souvenir...
