The South-East Caucus of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has declared a five-day warning strike in solidarity with staff at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka.
The strike affects universities in the South-East and South-South regions and is a protest against the exclusion of clinical lecturers from eligibility for the Vice-Chancellor position due to a requirement for candidates to hold a PhD.
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MDCAN expressed concerns that this criterion, along with the demand for candidates to have secured at least $400 million in research grants and supervised PhD students, unfairly disqualifies clinical lecturers, who primarily oversee medical residents and fellows.