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Patients Left Helpless As Doctors Goes On Strike
Patients Left Helpless As Doctors Goes On Strike
Across Nigeria, patients are being turned away from public hospitals as the ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Unions enters its third month, crippling healthcare services…
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NAFDAC Resumes Ban Of Sachet Alcohol
NAFDAC Resumes Ban Of Sachet Alcohol
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has restarted enforcement of the ban on alcoholic drinks sold in sachets and small plastic or glass bottles below 200 millilitres,…
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Benue Hospital Faces Backlash Over Nurses Sanctions
About 200 nurses at Benue State University Teaching Hospital are at the centre of a growing dispute after the Elegant Nurses Forum accused hospital management of punishing them for joining a lawful strike in 2024.
The forum said the…
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Chimamanda Demands Hospital Records Over Son Death
Renowned writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Ivara Esege, have given Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital in Lagos seven days to release full medical records linked to the death of their 21-month-old son, Nkanu Adichie-Esege.
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Why Resident Doctors Halt Strike Plan
Resident doctors across Nigeria have suspended their planned strike after reaching new agreements with the Federal Government over unpaid entitlements and working conditions affecting the health sector.
The decision followed a week of…
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Anaesthetist Shortage Raises Alarm After Chimamanda Son Death
Doctors and health groups in Nigeria are calling for answers after the death of the 21-month-old son of writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie during a medical procedure at Euracare Hospital in Lagos.
The case has stirred public concern and…
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FG Enforces No Work, No Pay On Striking Health Workers
The Federal Government has ordered federal hospitals to stop paying salaries to members of JOHESU who have been on strike since November 14 2025.
The directive targets health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions and any other…
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Doctors Unpaid Months After Federal Promises
Thousands of resident doctors across Nigeria are still waiting for salary arrears under the administration of President Bola Tinubu, despite official claims that the payments have been settled.
The affected doctors are members of the…
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Court Blocks Resident Doctors Strike
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has stopped resident doctors from going ahead with their planned strike set for January 12.
The order affects the National Association of Resident Doctors and its leadership across the country.The…
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Ogun Psychiatric Doctors Join NARD Nationwide Strike
Resident doctors at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, Ogun State, have declared their support for the nationwide strike announced by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), set to begin on Monday, January 12, 2026.…
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