The federal government of Nigeria has agreed to pay N4.8 billion to the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) Resident Training Fund (NARD) over the next seven days.
On Saturday, the government also agreed to pay off the arrears of adjustments to the national minimum wage from April.
In addition, the government announced that it had sent a list of 38 hospitals to the budget office for inclusion in a service-wide vote through the Federal Ministry of Health.
The truth was revealed in a statement Saturday by the deputy director of press and public affairs at the Federal Department of Labor and Employment Charles Akpan.
According to a statement, the Minister of Labor and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said that the government had resumed negotiations with the striking doctors at the direction of President Bukhari.
Ngige explained that President Bukhari ordered him to avoid all methods and resume mediation, especially in light of the alternative dispute resolution window proposed by the Labor Court. The country in which the case was initiated in accordance with the text of Article 17 of the Commercial Law. The law of disputes.
“The National Industrial Court, in its wisdom, advised NARD to keep talking to users about its work. It went wrong, ”he added.
The agreement could set the stage for a peaceful settlement of the ongoing NARD strike that began on August 1, 2021.
All Parties to the discussion must sign a Memorandum of Action (Saturday)
The agreement follows the intervention of the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association, led by Professor Innocent Uja.
At the meeting, which was extended on Friday, it was announced that the entire 12-point aggregate claim from NARD, the Medical and Dental Consultants