Federal Government has approved the payment of N25,000.00 peculiar allowance for medical and dental doctors in hospitals, medical centres and clinics in the federal public service.
This was disclosed in a statement by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the national salary and wages commission, Ekpo Nta.
This is coming in the wake of the ongoing indefinite strike embarked on by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).
According to the statement, the N25,000.00 peculiar allowance is to be paid from the overhead budget.
The government also issued circulars on some of the demands of the doctors on strike.
These include the Circular on Review of CONMESS, which indicates 25% for CONMESS one to six ( 1-6) and 35% for CONMESS seven (7).
Another Circular is on Review of CONHESS which shows 25% for CONMESS one to fourteen (1-14) and 35% for CONHESS fifteen (15 ).
Also included is the circular on Hazard Allowance for Doctors working outside hospitals.
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