FG bars doctors from private practice

The Government has banned medical doctors in public hospitals from engaging in private practice.
The move was announced on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari.

President Muhammadu Buhari

The Federal Government also said that henceforth the doctrine of no work no pay which was contained in the nation’s law would be invoked for workers embarking on strike.
In a joint media briefing after the FEC, the Minister of Health Prof. Isaac Adewole and Minister of  Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige noted that most of the unions that recently embarked on strike contravened the labour laws especially the Trade Dispute Act.

Adewole and Ngige disclosed that a committee had been set up for comprehensive evaluation of job done by workers especially in the public sector.