Nurses at the State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, on Thursday, staged a protest over an alleged assault of a student-nurse by a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the hospital. The Newsmen reports that the protesting nurses were led by the Chairman of…
By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Terrorists suspected to be bandits in their large numbers have kidnapped two nurses and an unspecified number of patients from Kaduna State Primary Health Care Centre. The hoodlums were said to have targeted the nearby Government…
Nurses and midwives in Oyo State have vowed to continue their indefinite strike, which began on May 21, until their demands are met by the state government. Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Samuel Adeyemi,…
By Matthew Denis The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives ( NANNM) Oyo state Council has given Governor Seyi Makinde a 14-Day Ultimatum to address their challenges or else they will embark on indefinite strike. This is contained in…
Nigerian Nurses have continued to kick against the certification verification policy with the latest being a lawsuit filed against the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). The Council had on February 7, 2024 issued a circular making it mandatory…
The Ogun State Primary Healthcare Development Board (OGPHECADEB) has commenced training for the newly recruited Nurses and Midwives that will complement the existing health workers at the Primary Health facilities and General Hospitals in the 20 Local Government Areas of…
In an effort to curb the brain drain in Nigeria’s health sector, the Federal Government has approved the engagement of retired health workers, mostly medical doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers, on contract basis. In a circular dated October…
