Nigeria’s Doctors Warn of Looming Health Crisis Over Dismissals and Unpaid Salaries
The Federal Government has granted special waivers to enable large-scale recruitment of healthcare professionals across federal tertiary institutions as part of efforts to tackle workforce shortages and the impact of brain drain. Mr. Alaba Balogun,…
The Federal Government has announced plans to release ₦11.99 billion within 72 hours to offset part of the salary and allowance arrears owed to medical professionals nationwide. Mr. Alaba Balogun, Head of Information and Public…
Nigeria’s health services sector is one of the country’s most labour-intensive industries, combining highly skilled clinical workforces with large volumes of support and administrative staff. From teaching hospitals to HMOs and diagnostics providers, employers face…
The Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory (ARD-FCT), has embarked on a seven-day warning strike to protest what it described as deep-rooted systemic failures in the FCT health sector. The decision was contained in…
Doctors in Kogi State have raised concerns over poor remuneration and lack of career progression, warning that the state’s health system may deteriorate further unless urgent steps are taken to improve doctor welfare in Nigeria.…
