The Federal Government has released 4.5 billion naira to 31 Federal Teaching and Medical Centres across the country, and earmarked nine billion naira for payment of insurance claims.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, announced this when he alongside his Health counterpart, Osagie Ehanire, briefed State House correspondents at the end of a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.
Ngige, said the 4.5 billion naira covered payment of hazard and inducement allowances for the months of April and May, while fresh payment for June would soon be effected.
He explained that the payment was in fulfillment of part of the demands of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD who are currently on nationwide industrial action.On his part, Ehanire expressed the hope that the doctors would call-off the strike as federal government was doing all it could to restore sanity in the nation’s health sector.
