Nigeria’s health heavyweights sounded the alarm at ARD-UATH’s 2025 AGM in Abuja, begging for fat welfare packages, slick tools and top-notch conditions to lock down medics amid global poaching—slamming the sky-high cost of training talent only for Canada and beyond to reap the rewards.
Uni Abuja’s Prof Titus Ibekwe and NMA FCT chair Dr Emeka Ayogu spotlighted retention as make-or-break, with Police HMO’s Dr Yusuf Gazali (via Yakubu Enape) warning mass exits gut investments, while Prof Dike Ojji pitched “beyond japa” rewards for staying put and Prof Gazama Amos pushed entrepreneurial side-hustles for self-made security.
Under the theme “Strengthening Nigeria’s system: the role of resident doctors in an era of global mobility,” ARD-UATH boss Dr Adewale-Adeleye Premiere rallied seniors for reforms expanding med schools and perks—proving docs’ grit is Nigeria’s health lifeline if leaders step up fast.
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