Tag: Nigerian doctors

  • 6,068 Nigerian Doctors Move To UK In 7yrs

    6,068 Nigerian Doctors Move To UK In 7yrs

    Between 2015 and 2022, no fewer than 6,068 medical doctors have moved to the United Kingdom. This is according to data obtained from the General Medical Council of the United Kingdom.   The data showed that the total number of Nigeria-trained doctors who migrated to the UK as of August 30, 2022, stood at 10,096. Nigerian…

  • Nigerian Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

    Nigerian Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Over Unpaid Salaries

    Doctors in state-run hospitals in Nigeria have begun another indefinite strike over unpaid salaries, insurance benefits and poor facilities amid fears of a third wave of coronavirus. This is the second strike action by doctors in the country in this year alone. The strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which represents about…