@CNmesirion91884@H03KAGE@baqirul_ulum A sentence I can't ever forget as a Doctor "let the governor sack all of them and employ others" this was the word of an average Nigerian man, who called a radio station to air his opinion during discussion about the effect of strike embarked by Doctors (myself included)
Nigerian Doctor vs Nigerians ๐ณ๐ฌ
Nigerian Doctor: Please regulate our working hours.
Nigerians: Be patient. Your reward is in heaven
Nigerian Doctor: We need a pay rise.
Nigerians: Youโre still doing better than the average Nigerian.
Nigerian Doctor: We need better equipment and hospital funding.
Nigerians: Manage it like thatโฆ
Nigerian Doctor: We are burning out, mentally and physically.
Nigerians: Doctor, you people like to complain too much. Remember, You took an Oath
Nigerian Doctor: Fine, Iโll relocate to a country that values my work.
Nigerians: Youโre selfish, greedy, and unpatriotic
Nigerian Doctor makes one mistake
Nigerians:
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2nd July, 2025
PRESS CONFERENCE OF THE NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HELD AT THE NMA HOUSE ON 2ND JULY,2025.
NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION REJECTS NATIONAL SALARIES, INCOMES AND WAGES COMMISSIONโS (NSIWC) CIRCULAR (SWC/S/04/S.218/III/646) DATED 27th JUNE, 2025 ON REVIEW OF ALLOWANCES FOR MEDICAL/DENTAL OFFICERS IN THE FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE: DEMANDS URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION.
Compliments from the NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
We have decided to engage the press on recent trends and circulars from the NSIWC which clearly violates previous collective bargaining agreements. This recent occurrence has aggravated a pre-existing tension amongst the remaining doctors who still find it patriotic to remain here to practice.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) expresses grave disappointment and unequivocally condemns the circular purportedly issued to address the consequential adjustment of allowances under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for medical and dental practitioners in Nigeria.
The circular is grossly inadequate, misleading and constitutes a flagrant violation of the spirit and letter of the agreements painstakingly reached during the collective bargaining process between the NMA and the Federal Government of Nigeria.
We want to bring this to the attention of Mr President, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), National Assembly and the general public whom we are under oath to always protect and promote their wellbeing.
We reject this new circular in its entirety and demand a new circular that reflects previous agreements reached.
The principles of fairness and justice must be applied in adjusting allowances as agreed in the past. We have also sent the correct table as requested by relevant organs of government. However, we are dismayed that it was discarded and we were never contacted in any discussion before the unilateral circularisation.
Our demands include but not limited to:
1. Immediate withdrawal of the circular on review of allowances for medical/dental officers in the federal public service dated 27th June, 2025
2. Immediate correction of consequential adjustments in line with the agreements of 2001, 2009, and 2014 CBAs.
3. Immediate correction of the relativity agreed between CONMESS and CONHESS and compliance with relativity in all professional allowances in accordance with the 2001 CBA, particularly regarding call duty allowances, and the payment of all accrued backlogs.
4. Immediate settlement of all outstanding arrears of 25/35% CONMESS, clinical duty and accoutrement allowances owed to medical and dental practitioners.
5. Immediate payment of Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) for 2025, and review of the MRTF to reflect prevailing economic realities.
6. Immediate convocation of the long-overdue Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations on CONMESS.
7. Immediate Release of the Circular on Clinical Duty and other allowances for honorary consultants as agreed in January 2024.
8. Implementation of scarce skills allowances for medical consultants
8. Approval of specialist allowances for all doctors.
9. Approval of excess workload allowances for all doctors.
10. Adoption of relativity in all professional allowances in accordance with the 2001 CBA, particularly regarding call duty allowances
11. Compliance with CBA of 2021 on hazard allowance.
12. Implementation of subsiting CONMESS circular of 2024 for house officers.
13. Universal application of the CONMESS across all Federal and state MDAs to combat internal brain drain.
14. Provision of comprehensive health insurance coverage for all medical and dental practitioners.
15. Immediate constitution of management boards for federal hospitals to enhance governance and operational efficiency as provided in the Acts for Federal Tertiary Institutions.
16. Issuance of a circular implementing the reviewed retirement age for medical and dental practitioners.
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*ARD KADUNA AND ARD BDTH STRIKE DAY 3*
As dedicated healthcare professionals, we're sacrificing our well-being for the sake of our patients. But the current reality is unsustainable. Kaduna State doctors are being paid 10 years behind (CONMESS 2014) compared to our counterparts
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