Nigerian Health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have issued a 21-day ultimatum to the federal government to meet their demands or face a nationwide strike action. Comrade Biobelemoye Josiah and Comrade Ekpebor Florence, the national chairman and secretary of JOHESU respectively, said the […]
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Following a conciliation meeting between leaders of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and representatives of the federal government in Abuja on Saturday, the union has decided to suspend its industrial action in principle. Consequently, the union has asked its members across the country to resume work on Wednesday next week after a meeting of […]
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The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on Wednesday declared a nationwide indefinite strike. The national chairman of JOHESU, Mr. Biobelemoye Josiah during a media briefing in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday said the strike will become effective on Thursday. He stated that the union on August 14 issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government which he said expired on September […]
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Over 90 per cent of deaths recorded in Nigerian hospitals are due to poor attitude of health workers. Thomas Agan, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), said this during an interaction with journalists on Tuesday in Calabar. He said some health workers were not taking the lives of patients seriously, […]
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