The Katsina State Governor, Umar Radda, on Tuesday, approved the employment of 300 health workers to tackle the shortage of manpower in the state’s health sector. This comes after the Katsina State Council of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) threatened to withdraw its services from the state’s frontline local government areas over the government’s alleged failure …

The Joint Health Sectors Union, JOHESU, in collaboration with the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations, AHPA, have declared seven days nationwide warning strike commencing from midnight of Friday, 25 October, 2024. The National President, JOHESU, Kabiru Minjibir, made this declaration while addressing newsmen at the end of the unions’ expanded National Executive Council, NEC, hybrid meeting in Abuja on Friday. …

Oyo State Chapter of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, on Sunday, directed all its members to commence a seven-day warning strike on Monday, June 24, 2024 to press further the demands of the union. This was disclosed in a notification letter sent to the members across all health institutions; including ministries, departments and local government areas by …

The Association of Resident Doctors, General Hospital Ilorin, in Kwara State, has appealed to Governor AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq to recruit more medical personnel for the facility. The association made the call on Tuesday in a Sallah message sent to the governor. The Resident Doctors, in the statement jointly signed by the President and Secretary of the association, Dr Usman Abubakar and …

The Management of the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia has sacked two of its staff, Yusuf Idris and Musa Dogara over their alleged involvement in employment racketeering. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Hospital, Ruth Namo, made the disclosure while speaking with Arewa PUNCH in Lafia on Tuesday. The PRO cautioned members of the public not to transact any business with …

The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Saturday, said that the Federal Government had directed that health workers going abroad to seek greener pastures must henceforth resign their appointments before embarking on such journeys. Alausa said the era of health workers exiting to other countries in search of better offers after applying for a leave of absence …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the immediate employment of 500 health workers in the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital (RSUTH), Port Harcourt. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the RSUTH, Prof. Chizindu Alikor, who disclosed this in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, lauded the governor for the gesture. Alikor said the governor also approved the promotion of 400 existing workers in …

As the wave of emigration (well known as japa) continues to hit the health sector, causing acute manpower shortage in government health facilities, Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has approved a special employment procedure that allows immediate replacement of any health practitioner that leaves the service with another qualified personnel, without the government’s ratification. Secretary to the State Government, …

President Bola Tinubu is worried over the exodus of health workers from the country in search of greener pastures abroad, his Special Adviser on Public Health Matters, Salma Anas, said. Anas stated this Monday at the 2023 annual conference of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists in Abuja, tagged ‘Universal health coverage: The medical laboratories priority in Nigeria’. According to …

The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has removed the Chief Medical Officers of three healthcare facilities in the state where health workers shunned night duty on 30th July. The affected hospitals are Imam Wali General Hospital; Abubakar Imam Urology Centre; and Nuhu Bamalli Maternity Hospital. In a statement on Tuesday, the Public Relations Officer of the hospital’s management board, Samira …