NARD confirms commencement of CONMESS arrears payment for resident doctors

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has announced the commencement of payments of long-awaited arrears arising from the reappraisal of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, for its members.

This was disclosed successful a connection to members by the association’s Publicity and Social Secretary, Abdulmajid Ibrahim, who confirmed that the disbursement process is already underway.

According to the statement, the payments screen outstanding arrears ranging from 1 to six months for affected doctors, with respective members reportedly acknowledging receipt.

“The enactment of NARD is pleased to pass each members that outgo of the outstanding 25/35 CONMESS reappraisal arrears has commenced,” the announcement read.

Ibrahim assured members who are yet to person their payments that the process is ongoing and volition beryllium concluded successful owed course, urging patience arsenic disbursements continue.

He, however, noted that the August constituent of the arrears is presently experiencing insignificant administrative delays, which whitethorn widen outgo timelines by astir 1 to 2 weeks.

“Payments for August are presently facing a fewer c...