The Federal Government says it would make its final decision on the proposed new hazard allowance for health workers next week.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige said this while speaking at the end of a meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries with the leadership of the Nigeria Medical Association NMA and its affiliates in Abuja.
The meeting deliberated on removal of NYSC doctors/interns from the Scheme of Service and the presentation by the Federal Ministry of Health and Office of the Head of Service of the Federation on the upward review of retirement age for medical/health workers.
Ngige said government had a good interface with the medical association, though the issue prolonged for nine months.
He described the review of the hazard allowance as part of the efforts of government to make people in the medical and health system happy and have confidence in the sector, thereby stemming the tide of brain drain.
Responding, the President of NMA, Innocent Ujah, noted that they made mistakes at the start of the discussion on the hazard allowances, but they were corrected, expressing happiness that things were going to move forward.
