The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government through the National Council of Establishment (NCE) stopped the salaries of medical house officers. Others categories of officers affected include dental house officers, nurse interns, pharmacist interns, medical laboratory science interns, and NYSC doctors. Okhuaihesuyi said that the welfare of medical and health workers should be of priority to the federal government especially now that the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the world. He said if such action is taken against health workers then “the housing allowance, the furniture allowance and every other thing for the politician should be scrapped”. He called for the quick reversal of the directive in order to ensure the promotion of the welfare of affected officers and entrench industrial harmony.

Source: The Guardian April 24, 2021 16:41 UTC