ABUJA — Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, has told resident doctors that their demands will be met and as such should put an end to the ongoing strike action. Ehanire urged the doctors to opt for a peaceful resolution and return to work, assuring that the debts will be cleared. He said this at the briefing of the presidential committee on COVID-19 on Monday. “Last week his excellency, the president received the leadership of the...

LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has revealed that it has no plans to sack striking resident doctors at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja. The State Commissioner for Establishment, Training, and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle, in an interview with newsmen, said the government was also recruiting more health workers to fill areas of manpower shortages in the state hospitals. Recently, there have been speculations that the recruitment would ultimately lead to the sacking...