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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Alexaonfleek: 12:16pm On Dec 14, 2022

Rinoxy:
No course is easy, if not I for say go study Biochemistry if e sure for u.

Lol...medicine students also do biochemistry in their 2nd abd 3rd year in addition to other courses.
You go study medicine if you fit handle am.

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Powersurge: 12:16pm On Dec 14, 2022

excanny:
I think it's too much sef. What are they diagnosing sef?

Only specialist surgeons should earn higher than that.

You think 300k is too much for a medical doctor? How old are you please?

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by ZACHIE: 12:18pm On Dec 14, 2022

May the good lord protect and keep you safe.
May He remove illness from you. May you not need surgery that will cripple you. Amen.

Guys, you have no idea how rampant some sicknesses are until you enter the hospital.

You see that aneurysm ehn, it is as rampant as headache, these days. One doctor operated on 2 patients beside me charging them 4m per case. They survived. And, it was not in a private hospital.

Please, one advice, be careful with substance abuse and take good care of your mental health. I have lost 4 friends to this aneurysm in 3 years.

And if you must be ill, please, go to Kebbi or Zamfara. Have your procedure there. 50/50 is a good chance. 200k will not treat ingrown toenails on the Island. In all you do, please, stay safe.

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by pagorino(m): 12:20pm On Dec 14, 2022

The pay is poor in Nigeria. Their Hazard allowance during covid time was 5k and it was not even paid regularly. That is the reason most of them work for a while here and save for a better life overseas where they are treated well. A qualified nurse in UK or America is a big girl/boy, let alone doctors.

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Rinoxy: 12:22pm On Dec 14, 2022

Alexaonfleek:
Lol...medicine students also do biochemistry in their 2nd abd 3rd year in addition to other courses.
You go study medicine if you fit handle am.

You're ignorant. I won't say more to you.

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Alexaonfleek: 12:27pm On Dec 14, 2022

Rinoxy:
You're ignorant. I won't say more to you.

I'm asking you now
Do you have enough intellectual and mental capacity to study medicine?

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by AmuRubber(m): 1:17pm On Dec 14, 2022

PussyMiners:
Lol ...You are kind of ignorant probably because you are not in the system.
How much do you think all those big hospitals on lagos island charge for complex surgeries ??
A private facility in Owerri, one of the best in Nigeria had 3 open heart surgeries 2 weeks ago and each patient paid 10 million naira.
Imagine if it was Lagos Island or Abuja .

While I agree that you don't make such all the time , but you do 1 of those cases at least once in a week .
Neuro and Cardiothoracic cases actually cost a lot.

I remember seeing a thread on nairaland about a man whose wife entered one chance in Lagos. She landed in a private hospital on the island. The man claimed to spend almost 600k.
When I saw the pictures of his injured wife , I doubted his story and felt the 600k was a lie judging from the injuries sustained.
Not until I got a job on the island as a medical officer
Omo , I weak .

There was this boy we managed for a febrile illness.
He spent 4 to 5 days on admission and their bill was almost a million naira .
Treating that child in Ibadan where I worked earlier would not cost more than 50k .

So , it is very very very possible for a surgeon ( especially orthopaedic/Neuro/ Cardiothoracic surgeons )to make more than 2million on a case .

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by drphantom: 1:20pm On Dec 14, 2022

ZACHIE:
Be good at your craft and earn 2m per surgical procedure. And you can have 5 in a week.
Doctors make a kill for a living.

The 2 million is not for the surgeon in most cases. Only really complex surgeries can command 2 million in surgeons fees alone.

The 2 million factors in cost of consumables, blood, sterizing equipment, theater space, anesthetic fees, cost of intro op medication, oxygen etc. Out of thrb2 million the surgeon's fee can be 200k or more

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by drphantom: 1:21pm On Dec 14, 2022

excanny:
I think it's too much sef. What are they diagnosing sef?

Only specialist surgeons should earn higher than that.

Really? Trying diagnosing yourself and if you come up with anything beyond Malaria and typhoid I will be impressed. Even on that most people are wrong

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by drphantom: 1:23pm On Dec 14, 2022

KingAzubuike:
Lol stop saying what you don't know. Firstly, whatever income from the procedure will be distributed across your team. Even the anaesthesia doctor will have an equal cut.. . Also, what kind of complicated surgery of 2m do you want to be doing 5 times weekly with private practice? You can't earn that much in a government hospital and apart from the big name private hospitals, the remaining privates na mainly appendix removal and illegal abortion of like 30-50k dem dey do lol.

An average salary for doctors in government hospitals is between 120 and 200k. Senior regs in FMCs and teaching hospitals is between 220 and 270k. Consultants is 400k upwards ( although there are young consultants but most times you for don old before you reach that stage) Doctors don't earn much in nigeria . Many of them are struggling with their toyota big daddy and honda baby boy dem dey use do yanga up and down. Con dey toast and sweet mouth small small girls for streets with "I'm a medical doctor " talks. and Gone are the days where every child's dream is to be a doctor and lawyer. Both professions don too cast moat especially that law.. Those one na charge and bail and property agents full streets.

Exactly on point. This is why many of my colleagues have left for greener pastures.

The public doesn't appreciate their needs and sacrifice and calls them greedy for going on strike yet they have needs and families and huge expectations from people because they bear the title doctor

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by LordErrk: 1:23pm On Dec 14, 2022

excanny:
I think it's too much sef. What are they diagnosing sef?

Only specialist surgeons should earn higher than that.

Lol. When you come with an emergency, who do you think will see you first?
Who do you think stay with patients and monitor their vitals ensuring they're kept alive?
Who do you think will dress your wounds and prevent it from getting infected?
A very important part of the health facility is run by MOs
I wanted to vex, but from your silly comment it shows you have no idea about medical practice

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by TristanX: 1:25pm On Dec 14, 2022

excanny:
I think it's too much sef. What are they diagnosing sef?

Only specialist surgeons should earn higher than that.

Did u say what are they diagnosing sef? Just imagine your mouth! Do u know the stress, and sacrifices it takes to be a doctor? Without those diagnoses can u survive?

Una go just open mouth like goat nyash dey talk anyhow

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by drphantom: 1:25pm On Dec 14, 2022

Olasyke:
After seven years in school?
Do you want them to be unmotivated and forget Gauze pad in you after surgery?

All the doctors I know are well off and doing well. Private and public sector.

Ask them how many hospitals they are working at before you conclude they are well off.

Any doctor working at less that 2 hospitals will not make enough to take care of a family of 4 unless he's working at high brown hospitals and clinics like Shell, Mobil etc

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by drphantom: 1:28pm On Dec 14, 2022

angelfallz:
The best way to silence people is by providing authentic proof. Although it is difficult to get the salary estimates of workers in Nigeria. However, I do think doctors earn decently in Nigeria whether private or public.

Not really. Private pays better. Public is really low. In both cases most doctors even the Consultants will have a primary place of employment and at least 1 other clinic or hospital they also work at. They may also have their private centre in addition just to make ends meet

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by imagrg(m): 1:29pm On Dec 14, 2022

40k.

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by TristanX: 1:31pm On Dec 14, 2022

KingAzubuike:
Lol stop saying what you don't know. Firstly, whatever income from the procedure will be distributed across your team. Even the anaesthesia doctor will have an equal cut.. . Also, what kind of complicated surgery of 2m do you want to be doing 5 times weekly with private practice? You can't earn that much in a government hospital and apart from the big name private hospitals, the remaining privates na mainly appendix removal and illegal abortion of like 30-50k dem dey do lol.

An average salary for doctors in government hospitals is between 120 and 200k. Senior regs in FMCs and teaching hospitals is between 220 and 270k. Consultants is 400k upwards ( although there are young consultants but most times you for don old before you reach that stage) Doctors don't earn much in nigeria . Many of them are struggling with their toyota big daddy and honda baby boy dem dey use do yanga up and down. Con dey toast and sweet mouth small small girls for streets with "I'm a medical doctor " talks. and Gone are the days where every child's dream is to be a doctor and lawyer. Both professions don too cast moat especially that law.. Those one na charge and bail and property agents full streets.

Exactly said

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by To3i(m): 1:35pm On Dec 14, 2022

MALIGNANTGuest:
U didn't specify the doctors
We have Native doctors
We have Witch doctors
We have Medical Doctors
We have Ph. D doctors
We have Nigerian Pastors
We have mobile doctors who shuttle from by buses from point A to Point B
We have Self acclaimed doctors & dey are many

Which one, be specific, because all are on payrolls ?

Bro you forgot to add small doctor and doctor dre

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by DrFunmisticGlow: 1:42pm On Dec 14, 2022

Laird:
Private sector:180-250/300 for medical officers

Some.organisations pay more

Take home is not up to 300. That's why everyone is running to Saudi, uk, us

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by miyagi01(m): 1:44pm On Dec 14, 2022

KingAzubuike:
Lol stop saying what you don't know. Firstly, whatever income from the procedure will be distributed across your team. Even the anaesthesia doctor will have an equal cut.. . Also, what kind of complicated surgery of 2m do you want to be doing 5 times weekly with private practice? You can't earn that much in a government hospital and apart from the big name private hospitals, the remaining privates na mainly appendix removal and illegal abortion of like 30-50k dem dey do lol.

An average salary for doctors in government hospitals is between 120 and 200k. Senior regs in FMCs and teaching hospitals is between 220 and 270k. Consultants is 400k upwards ( although there are young consultants but most times you for don old before you reach that stage) Doctors don't earn much in nigeria . Many of them are struggling with their toyota big daddy and honda baby boy dem dey use do yanga up and down. Con dey toast and sweet mouth small small girls for streets with "I'm a medical doctor " talks. and Gone are the days where every child's dream is to be a doctor and lawyer. Both professions don too cast moat especially that law.. Those one na charge and bail and property agents full streets.

confidently writing thrash

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by TristanX: 1:46pm On Dec 14, 2022

ZACHIE:
I will not dignify you with any further retort.
But, know that I know what I'm talking about.
I have seen it. No be dem say dem say.

Oga quit capping false tongues. We who are into the system are telling u that what that dude said is correct.

Why do u think Med Practitioners are leaving the country in their droves?

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by lala45: 2:04pm On Dec 14, 2022

Guy you no get brain
Laughing out loud

MALIGNANTGuest:
U didn't specify the doctors
We have Native doctors
We have Witch doctors
We have Medical Doctors
We have Ph. D doctors
We have Nigerian Pastors
We have mobile doctors who shuttle from by buses from point A to Point B
We have Self acclaimed doctors & dey are many

Which one, be specific, because all are on payrolls ?

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Ganbite: 2:08pm On Dec 14, 2022

excanny:
I think it's too much sef. What are they diagnosing sef?

Only specialist surgeons should earn higher than that.

Some of u will just come on air and aired nonsense and lackadaisical statement just cuz u want to be noticed ..

I'm not a doctor but attend their exam most especially their final year exam if u scale through u will understand why they need to be paying them 700k and above

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by drmuri(m): 2:57pm On Dec 14, 2022

KingAzubuike:
Lol stop saying what you don't know. Firstly, whatever income from the procedure will be distributed across your team. Even the anaesthesia doctor will have an equal cut.. . Also, what kind of complicated surgery of 2m do you want to be doing 5 times weekly with private practice? You can't earn that much in a government hospital and apart from the big name private hospitals, the remaining privates na mainly appendix removal and illegal abortion of like 30-50k dem dey do lol.

An average salary for doctors in government hospitals is between 120 and 200k. Senior regs in FMCs and teaching hospitals is between 220 and 270k. Consultants is 400k upwards ( although there are young consultants but most times you for don old before you reach that stage) Doctors don't earn much in nigeria . Many of them are struggling with their toyota big daddy and honda baby boy dem dey use do yanga up and down. Con dey toast and sweet mouth small small girls for streets with "I'm a medical doctor " talks. and Gone are the days where every child's dream is to be a doctor and lawyer. Both professions don too cast moat especially that law.. Those one na charge and bail and property agents full streets.

This guy, one doctor don offend you before ni.?

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by phemmyfour: 3:03pm On Dec 14, 2022

MALIGNANTGuest:
U didn't specify the doctors
We have Native doctors
We have Witch doctors
We have Medical Doctors
We have Ph. D doctors
We have Nigerian Pastors
We have mobile doctors who shuttle from by buses from point A to Point B
We have Self acclaimed doctors & dey are many

Which one, be specific, because all are on payrolls ?

honorary doctor

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by omonnakoda: 3:06pm On Dec 14, 2022

Alexaonfleek:
I'm asking you now
Do you have enough intellectual and mental capacity to study medicine?

How much mental capacity is required to study medicine? Does one require more than average intelligence

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Maj196(m): 3:07pm On Dec 14, 2022

Software Developers earn more than Doctors. FACT!

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Alexaonfleek: 3:11pm On Dec 14, 2022

omonnakoda:
How much mental capacity is required to study medicine? Does one require more than average intelligence

Not necessarily more than average, but according to people who have studied another course before starting medicine, they say its harder and more tasking

Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by omonnakoda: 3:12pm On Dec 14, 2022

michlins:
oga which surgery are you doing that will pay 2ml in total?

Don't just put information on the internet you can not defend

How much do you thinks it cost to do a Knee replacement(like Tinubu had) Or a hip replacement? In Nigeria?

Let us start with those examples

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by omonnakoda: 3:25pm On Dec 14, 2022

Alexaonfleek:
Not necessarily more than average, but according to people who have studied another course before starting medicine, they say its harder and more tasking

How many such people do you know? Is that a sufficient number to derive general principles?

It depends on the person and their aptitude

A person may study medicine with ease and struggle with Mathematics or Physics or accounting, coding, Engineering, Architecture etc

It attracts people which higher intellectual capacity than average because of the competition to gain admission not because of the difficulty of the course
Many medical students are rarely pushed to their capacity

Medical exams mostly test MEMORY and rarely test REASONING especially abstract reasoning as one would find in advanced mathematics or quantum physics.

Essentially doctors are trained and examined as TECNICNIANS

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Hassanmaye(m): 3:38pm On Dec 14, 2022

KingAzubuike:
Lol stop saying what you don't know. Firstly, whatever income from the procedure will be distributed across your team. Even the anaesthesia doctor will have an equal cut.. . Also, what kind of complicated surgery of 2m do you want to be doing 5 times weekly with private practice? You can't earn that much in a government hospital and apart from the big name private hospitals, the remaining privates na mainly appendix removal and illegal abortion of like 30-50k dem dey do lol.

An average salary for doctors in government hospitals is between 120 and 200k. Senior regs in FMCs and teaching hospitals is between 220 and 270k. Consultants is 400k upwards ( although there are young consultants but most times you for don old before you reach that stage) Doctors don't earn much in nigeria . Many of them are struggling with their toyota big daddy and honda baby boy dem dey use do yanga up and down. Con dey toast and sweet mouth small small girls for streets with "I'm a medical doctor " talks. and Gone are the days where every child's dream is to be a doctor and lawyer. Both professions don too cast moat especially that law.. Those one na charge and bail and property agents full streets.

Will you shut up!

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Penboy: 3:38pm On Dec 14, 2022

Greystone:
I can assure you that you are so wrong.
Even when I started my residency program almost 5 years ago my take home was not that low. Any resident doctor in federal service will just be laughing at ur post.
I could upload my November payslip but I won’t for personal and security reasons.
Beefing us or downsizing our emoluments in ur mind doesn’t change facts.
My present take home as a Senior Registrar is more than the amount you quoted for Consultants. Bros, you are so misinformed.
I leave you to continue swimming in ur jealousy and ignorance.
Lmao

Abeg boss..
Allow him downsize oh.
Before Doctors become next target from kidnappers now.

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Re: How Much Do Doctors Earn In Nigeria? by Greystone: 3:43pm On Dec 14, 2022

Penboy:
Abeg boss..
Allow him downsize oh.
Before Doctors become next target from kidnappers now.

Actually

My salary is 20k per month pls

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