The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has secureda court injunction from the Nigerian Industrial Court restraining the Nigerian government from sacking resident doctors.The injunction was granted Monday, nearly two weeks after the government fired the 16,000 resident doctors and suspended residency training.The order came a day after theNMA suspended its strike that lasted more than seven weeks.“We’ve secured court injunction against implementation of the circular suspending residency training programme and sack of residents,” the Secretary General of the NMA, Adewunmi Alayaki tweeted Monday.“All the CMDS/MDs are expected to be served within the next 36 hours. Let’s remaincalm,” he added.

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Fourth loss to the FG:

1. Loss to Germany
2. Loss of Gwoza
3. Loss of Zmapp
4. Loss to court order

Season long film......I am eager to see the end

mtcheew , hipocrites. so they still believe in courth orders? the same courth they wanted the government to disobey thru their strike

I never heard that Resident Doctors were sacked rather that the in-house residency programme has been scrapped.

I think the FG played the Joker for a bargaining tool

Company don close, employees go court to keep their employment - I no understand.

The only profession where u are expected to work free without collecting ur due payment is medicine...U don't tok even if u don't have enuf to eat at home , u most work even if you are tired

All because u hv sworn the HIPPOCRATIC oath..

#May God help the Nigerian Dr

Ngwakwe: I never heard that Resident Doctors were sacked rather that the in-house residency programme has been scrapped.

I think the FG played the Joker for a bargaining tool

Company don close, employees go court to keep their employment - I no understand.

The court injunction stops Fg from suspending residency training programme, and also reversed the termination of appointment caused by suspension of RTP