Gunmen At least six health workers were abducted in the early hours of today when suspected gunmen attacked a Primary Healthcare Centre in Akure, Ondo State. The assailants reportedly stormed the facility in the Oke Ijebu area of the state capital at about 2:00 a.m., catching medical personnel and patients unprepared, reports The Nation. Eyewi...
•Nurses Two nurses have been arrested in connection with the death of two young sisters following an alleged drug misapplication at the General Hospital in Zuru, Kebbi State. The victims, aged six and three, reportedly died on March 18, under circumstances linked to suspected negligence during treatment at the facility, reports Channels TV. Th...
•Chimamanda Adichie A Nigerian health professional has called on the Lagos State government to broaden the composition of the panel investigating the death of Chimamanda’s son by including pharmacists and nurses, warning that the absence of these cadres could undermine the credibility and outcome of the inquest. In an open letter addressed to ...
•Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) The management of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, has debunked allegations that it compelled its nurses to carry out cleaning duties due to the ongoing Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) strike, which has kept some hospital workers, including cleaners, a...
•Protesting nurses The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives Federal Health Institutions Sector today expressed heartbreak over the killing of Nurse Chinemerem Chukwumeziem of the Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja. In a statement, the National Secretary Enya Osinachi condemned the murder and called for urgent measures to prote...
•Protesting nurses Nurses in Kaduna State have issued a strong warning of a possible statewide strike in 2026 over the persistent failure of health authorities to conduct promotion exercises, a development that could disrupt healthcare services across the state if unresolved. The threat was contained in a New Year address by the Chairman of th...
•A Pharmacist The debate over the implementation of consultant cadres for pharmacists and nurses has intensified, as the Clinical Pharmacists Association of Nigeria (CPAN) criticised the Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA) for opposing the reforms, accusing the group of misleading policymakers and resisting evidence-ba...
•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 The Ebonyi State Government has announced plans to recruit 2,000 qualified health workers across various cadres, including medical doctors, nurses, and community health extension workers. The Executive Secretary of the Ebonyi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (EBSPHCDA), Dr. Phillip Emeka Ov...
•A newborn baby The Cross River Police Force have arrested two nurses and a soldier over allegations and theft of a newborn baby in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. Zagazola Makama, a security expert reports that the suspects were apprehended after the baby’s mother, 19-year-old Justina Valentine Boniface of Aningeje village...
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