The government has also begun the collation of updated statistics of health professionals employed in federal hospitals, medical centres and clinics in Ministries, Departments and Agencies .
The studies, conducted by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission , were to find out what the private health and universities was paying their workers with a view to implementing same in public institutions to ensure industrial harmony. Chairman of the commission, Ekpo Nta, who disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja, yesterday, said the second phase of the project would cover private polytechnics and colleges of education.