Nigeria Doctors are ranked 3rd worst countries in the world, in terms of doctor pay. Yahoo Finance has said. There are over 200 countries in the world. Yet: Nigeria doctors are one of the most underpaid, despite being highly skilled.

Nigeria Resident Doctors are now on strike, because of their essential demands. According to Nigeria Association Of Resident Doctors, NARD, Nigeria doctors earn ridiculous amount of money. Salary arrears,  payment of the medical residency training fund, recognition of postgraduate qualifications, and improved working conditions

The average Nigeria doctor is receiving 5894 dollars per year, which is equivalent to about 760 bag of cement, according to market analysis. That means in a calender year, A Nigeria doctor can only afford 760 bags of cement.

NARD has began warning strike that has crippled most hospitals, majorly tertiary institutions in order to voice their opinion, and communicate their greviances

According to many sources, Nigeria doctors are the most emigrated doctors in Africa competing with the likes of Indian and Pakistan, despite having a smaller population

According to AFP factcheck. India and Nigeria are the top source countries for these health visas. For example, between May 2023 and December 2023, 1,197 Nigerian-trained doctors were licensed by the GMC in the UK, bringing the total number of Nigerian doctors on the register to over 12,000.

Over 4000 Nigeria Doctors emigrate to the US every year, many sources have confirmed this.

The ridiculous payment contribute to the brain drain, amd induce large emigration of Doctors.