URGENT CALL FOR HELP!!!!!
This is a young medical doctor called Dr Innocent. He’s working as a house officer at the Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital in Calabar, Cross River State.
Dr Innocent and his other doctor colleagues who are also house officers have NOT been paid for 290 days.
Yes you read that right.
A whole 290 days of working as a medical doctor with ZERO pay. That’s about 10 months work with NO pay.
According to Dr Innocent,
The Ministry of Defence has refused to pay their salaries for no reason. This young medical doctors are being worked like slaves while receiving ZERO pay.
They have nobody to speak for them.
They have nobody to fight for them.
They are suffering and dying in silence.
Please if you see this tweet,
Kindly retweet, share and tag General Christopher Musa the Minister of Defence, and also please tag the Ministry of Defence,
I don’t know these doctors personally,
But we can’t watch evil and say nothing.
Please don’t let this young doctors suffer in vain, they have families who depend on them for support and survival,
It will only take you 2seconds,
Kindly retweet this post. This is the little we can do to help these doctors from the evil injustice done to them by the Ministry of Defence.
Pls share and retweet. Thank you.
40 DAYS WITHOUT SALARY!!!
We’ve borrowed for rent, for groceries, even for transport to work. We're still on call, still running wards, still saving lives. This isn’t dedication — it’s survival. Pay us now. #HouseOfficersMatter#PayourHOs#Stopthelatepay
8 years for a 6 year course, and 6 months after passing my final MB… no induction yet.
This experience has been exhausting and disappointing.
University of Ilorin has failed its medical graduates.
Nigeria has failed her medical graduates.
My condolences for the life lost.
Dear @tvcnewsng TVC News, Dear Nigerians
Do you know the five principles of managing snake bite outside the hospital?
1. Reassure and Calm the victim
2. Immobilize the affected limb (as limbs are more often bitten by snakes)
3. Remove all tights; clothings, watches, tourniquets etc
4. Do No Harm;
Do not cut or slice the wound
Do not suck the bite site
Do not apply tourniquets
Do not apply ice
Do not take aspirin or alcohol to numb the pain
5. Transport to the hospital
While at the hospital:
Dear TVC News, Dear Nigerians
The most commonly used route of administration of anti snake venom is via INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS (aka drip)
Studies have shown that leaving tourniquets leads to gangrene and eventual amputation of limbs hence discouraged.
-Fluid administration (drip)
-Anti venom
-Anti biotic
-Tetanus Prophylaxis
-Blood clotting time measurements every 15 minutes
-Monitoring vital signs (pulse, BP, Urine output, Oxygen saturation
The above steps are strictly to be done in hospitals especially those with anti venom available.
Without treatment and depending on the specie of snake involved, death can occur between 25 minutes to 30 days. Most commonly occurring with 6-24 hours following the bite and evidence of envenomation.
It is important that Nigeria develops a clear policy for clinical governance.
This will ensure the system is held to account in times of challenges rather than scapegoating and cover ups that goes on anytime these sad events occur.
DAY 124 OF LAUTECH MEDICAL STUDENTS BEING NEGLECTED.
Governor Seyi Makinde and Professor Rom Kalilu , you looked us in the eye. You heard our cries. You made promises. And yet, here we are, 124 days later, with nothing but silence.
#SAVELAUTECHMEDSTUDENTS#SAVELAUTECHMEDSTUDENTS
DAY 27 OF OPERATION TICS
Dear Nigerians,
They tell us to be resilient. But resilience has limits.
When a doctor is exhausted, every patient is at risk.
When a doctor is fairly paid,every patient gets motivated care.
Our fight for Safe Hours and Fair Pay is your fight for Patient Safety.
Our well-being is your safety net.
#OperationTICS
#NARDStrike2025
#SaveTheDoctors
#SaveHealthcare
NARD MEDIA TEAM
📌📌LAUTECH medical students have been out of class for 123 days
We did not choose Lautech medical school just to be locked out of class but the Vice Chancellor of LAUTECH, Professor Rom Kalilu has failed us.
Governor Seyi Makinde, you have failed us ‼️
#SaveLautechMedStudents
Day 122 Without a Lecture.
The silence is loud. The delay is exhausting.
We’re simply asking to learn — to chase the dreams we worked so hard for.
This strike is draining us mentally, emotionally, and academically.
#SaveLautechMedicalStudents#SaveLautechMedicalStudents
‼️‼️Day 120.
Four months gone.
No lectures. No progress.
Just silence. 😭😭
Governor Seyi Makinde, for how long will this go on?
Professor Rom Kalilu , the VC of LAUTECH, you are killing the futures of LAUTECH medical students.
#JusticeForLAUTECHMed#JusticeForLAUTECHMed
📌 Day 121 Without a Lecture.
LAUTECH medical students have now spent four full months waiting in uncertainty. 💔💔
No classes. No announcements. No plan. Just silence from the authorities while our futures hang in the balance.
We deserve to be in class.
#JusticeForLAUTECHMed
DAY 24 OF OPERATION TICS
Dear Nigerians,
“…I hope Nigerians will understand that we need safe, effective, well-rested, well-compensated, well remunerated doctors, to continue these God-sent services…”
Tired doctors cannot give their best.
Unpaid doctors cannot stay motivated.
Overworked doctors cannot remain safe.
If Nigerians want doctors who save lives,
Nigeria must give doctors the conditions that protect theirs.
This strike is not against you
It is for a healthcare system that works for all of us.
Stand with us. Demand better.
#OperationTICS
#NARDStrike2025
#SaveTheDoctors
#SaveHealthcare
NARD MEDIA TEAM
LAUTECH MEDICAL STUDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR FOUR MONTHS!
LAUTECH MEDICAL STUDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR FOUR MONTHS!
LAUTECH MEDICAL STUDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR FOUR MONTHS!
LAUTECH MEDICAL STUDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN IN SCHOOL FOR FOUR MONTHS!
DAY 22 OF OPERATION TICS
Dear Nigerians,
They called your doctors militants
But is it militancy to ask for light in hospitals?
To demand working equipment?
To request fair pay for work already done?
To refuse silent acceptance of a collapsing health system?
If standing for your right to live…
If demanding safe hospitals…
If rejecting neglect…
makes us militant,
Then we are militants for humanity.
Militants for life.
Militants for a better Nigeria.
We remain peaceful.
We remain resolute.
Stand with us. Demand better.
Hold your leaders accountable.
#OperationTICS
#NARDStrike2025
#WeAreNotMilitantWeAreHuman
#SaveTheDoctors
#SaveHealthcare
ENOUGH‼️‼️😭
We are not pawns.
Governor Seyi Makinde and the Vice Chancellor of LAUTECH Rom Kalilu, stop playing with our medical careers. RETURN US TO CLASS ‼️✊
#WeWantToResume#WeWantToResume#WeWantToResume
Safe work hours save Patients
Safe work hours save Doctors
Nigeria can save both Doctors and Patients
“An MoU that does not guarantee immediate and verifiable action is not worth the paper it is written on"
@seyimakinde I’ve already lost count but I’ve been out of school for a few days shy of four months.
If we were your children, would you leave us outside? E de jor na. Have a conscience.
I’ve been watching the #ResidentDoctors strike and we all need to lend our voice. For over two weeks, NARD doctors have withdrawn their services — and the government still hasn’t fully answered.
These aren’t petty demands. NARD says N38 billion is owed in unpaid salaries and allowances. Resident doctors are the backbone of public hospitals — yet their welfare keeps being ignored.
According to NARD, only 2 of 19 demands have received “progress.”
At UCH (Ibadan) — a premier teaching hospital — resident doctors have fully complied. Consultants are trying to manage, but it’s not a sustainable solution.
These doctors are not striking to be difficult. They’re striking because conditions are untenable: low pay, high work pressure, no long-term security.
The president has now directed the Health Ministry to act, but NARD insists their 19-point demand must be fully met. Partial payouts or half-measures won’t cut it.
As someone who cares about long-term sustainability, I know this matters: A broken health system isn’t just a loss for doctors — it’s a loss for all of us.
@nard_nigeria deserves more than lip service. They deserve real, lasting reform. This is not just a strike — it’s a fight for justice, dignity, and healthcare for every Nigerian.
I’m calling on fellow Nigerians, public servants, and every leader who can influence this: Stand with them. Amplify their voice. Push for a resolution that lasts, not a band-aid fix.
To @nard_nigeria — your cause matters..
We stand with you.