Nigeria, July 3 -- Nigeria's health system is once again at the precipice of a likely nationwide shutdown due to the fact that the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued the federal government a 21-day notice.

The doctors insist on urgent action on an immensely long list of pending issues regarding allowances, salaries, and conditions of work in general.

Speaking to journalists in Abuja, NMA President Dr. Bala Audu was visibly agitated by the newly issued circular from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC). The circular, the NMA said, is short of promises made previously on Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for medical and dental physicians.

NMA contends that not only does the NSIWC circular v...