Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)
20 Mar
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Plateau State has arrested a fake medical doctor operating in the state. A statement jointly signed by Dr. Bapigaan William Audu the NMA Chairman in the state and Dr. Istifanus Bintum Bako the Public Relations Officer of the association said that the arrest was in collaboration with the Plateau State…
19 Mar
Anambra chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, gave a 72-hour ultimatum for the immediate arrest, investigation and prosecution of Cpl. Ifeanyi Okona and his collaborators, allegedly assaulted their colleague, Dr Ofodile Ekweogwu.
19 Dec
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has charged the National Assembly to review laws governing organ transplants in the country. It advised the legislature to think of modifying extant legislations to beat charlatans to their game of transacting in the illegal organ chain. Chairman of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of NMA, Dr Ugochukwu Ugwuanyi, who made…
21 Nov
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said an investigation into the death of Dr Vwaere Diaso inside an elevator at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos, has not been swept under the carpet. The Secretary of NMA, Lagos branch, Dr Ismail Ajibowo, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in…
17 Nov
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Enugu State said, yesterday, no fewer than 10 doctors have been kidnapped in less than two months in the state and lamented the spate of violence on its members. Rising from an emergency meeting in Enugu, they regretted absence of security in most public hospitals, saying that the dwindling presence of…
24 Oct 2023
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has warned against what it tagged “running down of doctors” without following due process, saying that this is its chance to get it right in the health sector
23 Oct 2023
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Ondo State has called on the state government to commence immediate implementation of health workers’ hazard allowance to prevent its members working in the state hospitals from going on strike.
11 Sep 2023
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has distanced itself from a doctor, Noah Kekere, who has been arrested for allegedly harvesting a woman's kidney. The doctor, Noah Kekere, was arrested in Jos, Plateau State, after a businessman, Alhaji Kamal, accused him of removing his wife's kidney during surgery in 2018. Kamal said his wife, Kehinde, had…
4 Sep 2023
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Sunday urged State and Federal Governments to activate emergency preparedness against the impending flood.
2 Aug 2023
Members of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Tuesday marched to the Cross River House of Assembly on a peaceful protest against the kidnap of a member, Dr Ekanem Ephraim. The doctors, who came out in their numbers, wielded placards with inscriptions such as “Set Cross River Free From The Stranglehold of Kidnappers”, “Make Cross…
11 Jul 2023
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Nasarawa State chapter, has called off its five-day warning strike, giving the state government two weeks ultimatum to address their demands. Nasarawa NMA chairman, Peter Attah, told newsmen in Lafia on Monday. Attah stated that they resolved to suspend the five-day warning strike to lessen the sufferings of the citizens…
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