The striking lecturers had embarked on a four-week roll-over comprehensive strike on February 14.
President Muhammadu Buhari will pay Nigerian health workers’ new hazard allowance if there is enough money in the federal government’s coffers.
The ‘no work, no pay’ policy is expected to take effect from Monday August 2, 2021 when the strike was commenced by resident doctors.
Health minister Chris Ngige said Nigerian doctors must not misuse their God-given opportunity to save lives with incessant industrial actions.
“The president said we should do everything to arrest the situation in Kaduna. It has not been easy for the permanent secretary and me.”
Chris Ngige says President Muhammadu Buhari is a liberal leader who accepts criticisms, unlike former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The report highlights a protracted instability in the job market, which experts warn could worsen insecurity.
