CONMESS
3 Feb
The University of Lagos chapter of the South-West zone of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has planned to hold a protest as the association begins an indefinite strike today over non-payment of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) scale to clinical lecturers in the universities.
2 Feb
Clinical lecturers under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) chapter of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) will commence an indefinite industrial action on Monday. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the association. According to the union's chairman, Dr Kehinde Okunade, and the association's secretary, Dr Olukayode…
2 Feb
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the 2023 and 2024 outstanding Medical Residency Training Funds (MRTF). The President of the association, Dr Osundara Tope-Zenith, made the appeal at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja. The forum was to mark the end of the 2025 National…
21 Nov
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), University College Hospital (UCH) chapter, Ibadan, has called on the Federal Government to increase the retirement age of consultants to 70 years and unify the Consolidated Medical Salary Scale (CONMESS) to rescue medical education in the country.
9 Nov
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Ogun chapter, has commended Gov. Dapo Abiodun for implementing the revised Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and the new minimum wage. They said that honouring his words was a major commitment to the welfare of medical professionals in the state. Addressing newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday, the chairman, Dr. Ogunjimi…
31 Aug
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun State chapter, says the body plans to suspend its 25-day strike effect to facilitate a period of
29 Aug
The Edo State Government has announced that doctors and other health workers will enjoy in the Federal Government's compensation for medical professionals under the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).
16 Aug
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos State chapter has attributed the non-implementation of the reviewed Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) by the Lagos government as a major factor driving brain drain and stark disparity in salaries between state-employed doctors and their federally employed counterparts. The body said the healthcare sector in Lagos is currently grappling…
7 Aug 2024
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Ogun State chapter, has embarked on an indefinite strike following unresolved issues concerning the allowances of doctors in the state. The strike, which began on Saturday, August 3, 2024, is primarily aimed at addressing the pay disparity between federal and state medical workers. Chairman of the NMA in the state,…
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