Kwara doctors among least paid in Nigeria – NMA
Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara Chapter, has expressed concern that Kwara doctors are among the least paid in The post Kwara doctors among least paid in Nigeria – NMA appeared first on…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) is the professional body representing medical doctors across the country, and its state chapters frequently speak out on working conditions, remuneration, and welfare issues affecting their members. Pay disparities between doctors in different states have long been a source of tension in Nigeria's health sector, contributing to agitation for salary reviews, strikes, and the ongoing "japa" trend of doctors emigrating in search of better pay and working conditions abroad.
Both Tribune Online and ThisDay report that the NMA's Kwara Chapter, through its chairman, has raised concerns that doctors in the state rank among the lowest paid in Nigeria. The coverage is consistent on this central claim, though neither report, as excerpted, provides specific salary figures, comparisons with other states, or details on what steps the association is demanding from the Kwara State Government to address the disparity.