Nurse-patient ratio hits one to 1,160 as uniform allowance remains unpaid

Punchng | 29-03-2026 05:56pm |

As the continued migration of nurses from Nigeria deepens the country’s healthcare crisis, resulting in longer waiting times, higher morbidity, and rising mortality rates in public hospitals, many nurses in Federal Government employment for over two decades still receive only N20,000 as annual uniform allowance, amid delays in the implementation of the N80,000 upward review.

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