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The Federal Government has suspended the implementation of recently issued circulars revising allowances for medical, dental, and other...
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has warned House Officers that their membership in the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) or the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) could jeopardize their qualification for full registration. 
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has announced the election of new executive leaders at its 2024 Annual Delegates Meeting held in Calabar, Cross River State.  
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has voiced its concerns regarding the low number of doctors in Jigawa, where the current doctor-to-patient ratio stands at one doctor for every 21,000 patients in the state. 
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, alongside the Nasarawa and Kogi states chapters, has appealed to the Federal Government to reconsider its stance on implementing a "No Work No Pay" policy for medical workers, asserting that this course of action could have detrimental effects on the healthcare sector according to NAN reports.  
In response to the ongoing indefinite strike initiated by the National Association of Resident Doctors, the Federal Government has taken a significant step by granting approval for a peculiar allowance of twenty-five thousand naira (N25,000) to be paid to medical and dental doctors serving in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics within the federal public service.
Nigerian healthcare professionals under the umbrella of NMA called for the establishment of a Health Sector Development Bank to address the rising brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector. 
The $34 million down payment with Boeing Manufacturing can be used to revitalize the operations of the struggling Arik Air, the General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transportation Employees (NUATE), Comrade Ocheme Aba has said.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned that the medical profession in Nigeria may go into extinction if the spate of emigration continues
Agusto & Co, a rating agency, says it expects that a lower rate of outbound medical tourism as a result of the naira depreciation, saying it will boost the industry’s contribution to GDP in the medium term
The Nigerian Medical Association has warned that the brain drain in the health sector may someday force Nigeria to import medical doctors.
The Federal Government has disbursed N100 billion to indigenous pharmaceutical manufacturers and healthcare investors as loans.