24 July 2026

Healthcare Sector

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Unions

Resident Doctors Issue 30-Day Ultimatum to Federal Government

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has given the Federal Government 30 days to meet a list of outstanding welfare and policy demands affecting its members. The resolutions were contained in a communique signed on Sunday by NARD President Mohammad Suleiman; Secretary-General Shuaibu Ibrahim; and Publicity and Social Secretary Abdulmajid Ibrahim, at the close

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Professional Institutes

Delta Resident Doctors Raise Alarm Over Welfare

Resident doctors at Delta State University Teaching Hospital (DELSUTH), Oghara, have raised concerns over what they described as worsening welfare conditions and inadequate facilities at the institution. The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD DELSUTH) outlined the grievances in a communiqué issued after its Third Ordinary General Meeting on September 19. It cited unpaid allowances, lack

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Nurse Highlights Gap in Advanced Training
Nigerians in Foreign Universities

Nurse Highlights Gap in Advanced Training

A Nigerian nurse, Dr Ngozi Philomena Anonyuo, has completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at Walden University in the United States, raising concerns about the limited opportunities for advanced nursing education in Nigeria. Dr Anonyuo said her research focused on improving diabetes care among Black American patients by enhancing nurses’ skills through targeted

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UBTH N2.5bn Pledge Sparks Political Firestorm
States

UBTH N2.5bn Pledge Sparks Political Firestorm

The Edo State Government’s pledge of N2.5 billion to strengthen facilities at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has ignited a fierce political row between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Governor Monday Okpebholo announced the intervention during a courtesy visit by UBTH’s new Chief Medical Director, Prof.

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