Nigeria is grappling with a worsening health workforce crisis as the mass migration of medical professionals continues to strain the country’s fragile healthcare system, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has said. Salako raised the alarm yesterday while delivering a keynote address at the 2026 United Kingdom Gl...
•Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Three doctors suspended by the Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel over the death of the son of Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, have faulted the investigative process, alleging lack of fair hearing and misapplication of provisions of the Code of Medical Ethics. The doctors, who spoke to our...
•Doctors Nigeria’s already fragile healthcare system is facing a critical manpower deficit, as the number of licensed doctors has dropped to about 40,000, far below the estimated 300,000 needed to adequately serve a population of over 220 million. In 2024, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, revealed that Nigeria ha...
•Scissors and late Aishatu Umar The Kano State Hospitals Management Board has admitted that the death of Aishatu Umar, a mother of five, was caused by medical negligence at the Abubakar Imam Urology Centre in Kano. In a statement, its Public Relations Officer, Samira Suleiman, said preliminary investigation ordered by the Executive Secretary, ...
•Doctors protesting Doctors in Edo State have halted medical services across parts of the 18 local government areas as they continue their strike action over the abduction of one of their colleagues, Dr Ibrahim Babatunde. Despite assurances from security agencies that efforts to secure his release are ongoing, the doctors said they could no lo...
•Doctors protest The Edo State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has announced withdrawal of its services across the State’s hospitals with effective from tomorrow, Saturday, January 10, 2026. This is even as the union demanded the release of two of its members: Dr. Abu Ibrahim Babatunde, and Dr. Stephen Osamaye, who were abduct...
•Nigerian doctors at work While Nigeria continues to face severe shortage of medical doctors, with some states reporting a single doctor attending to over 43,000 patients, putting immense pressure on the healthcare system, the situation is about to get worse as Canada is set to introduce a new Express Entry category in early 2026 to […]...
•Doctors The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended their indefinite nationwide strike after reaching an agreement with the federal government. In a post shared on his X handle yesterday, NARD President Mohammad Suleiman confirmed the suspension of the strike. “The National Executive Council of the Nigerian Association o...
•Protesting health workers The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike, starting from midnight today, Friday, November 14, accusing the federal government of “long delay, inaction and outright disregard” for a twelve-year demand to adjust ...
•Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State Ebonyi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma, today disclosed that Governor Francis Nwifuru has approved the implementation of the 2024 Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for medical doctors in the state. He said the development would significantly enhance the quality of healthcar...
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