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LAUTECH Teaching Hospital Nurses, Midwives Threaten Strike

Nurses and midwives at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, on Wednesday, issued a 15-day ultimatum to the hospital management over the alleged neglect of their welfare and conditions of service.
The workers, under the umbrella of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, LAUTECH Teaching Hospital chapter, accused the management of repeatedly sidelining them whenever new benefits were approved for health workers in the state.
This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the Unit Chairman, Ojewumi Olutayo, and the Unit Secretary, Adedokun Foluwake, respectively in Ibadan, the state capital.
The workers noted that while their counterparts in other state-owned facilities had begun enjoying the new national minimum wage, workers of LAUTECH Teaching Hospital had been left out.
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They also cited delayed payment of COVID-19 allowances and enhanced hazard allowances as examples of sustained neglect, which they said had pushed workers into economic hardship and low morale.
“Our demands include, Immediate implementation of the new national minimum wage with effect from January 2025, payment of promotion arrears from 2018 to 2024, recruitment of additional nurses to ease the current staff shortage and renovation and proper furnishing of nurses’ stations and rooms.
“The situation has become unbearable, and if the State Government did not intervene in time, we will have no option than to embark on strike at the expiration of the 15-day ultimatum”, the workers warned.
They further argued that the persistent exclusion of LAUTECH workers from state-wide welfare packages could only be corrected if the government took over direct payment of salaries.
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The association warned that an industrial action in the hospital, which serves as the only state-owned tertiary health institution and referral centre for patients from Ogbomoso, Oyo, Iseyin, Okeho, Igbeti, Saki, Kisi, Otta, and neighbouring parts of Osun and Kwara States—would severely disrupt access to healthcare.
“The impact will be felt most by pregnant women, children, accident victims, and patients requiring emergency interventions.”
The association, therefore, called on Governor Seyi Makinde to personally intervene, appealing to his sense of fairness and justice to end what they described as a cycle of exclusion that had demoralised nurses and midwives in the institution.
The ultimatum by LAUTECH nurses reflects a wider pattern of labour unrest in Nigeria’s health sector, where disputes over wages, allowances, and poor working conditions persist.
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While Oyo State has rolled out welfare packages for health workers, LAUTECH staff claim they have been repeatedly excluded.
As the hospital is the state’s only tertiary referral centre, a strike could disrupt healthcare access for patients across Oyo and neighbouring states.
The dispute underscores systemic challenges in Nigeria’s healthcare system, including underfunding, staffing shortages, and welfare neglect of frontline workers.
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Israeli Mission To Bolster Wellbeing Of Orphans In Nigeria

The Israeli Embassy in Nigeria has promised to bolster the wellbeing of orphans in Nigeria.
Deputy Chief of Mission of the embassy, Inbar Garden stated this in Abuja while donating food items to the Hope for Survival Orphanage, Gishsiri community, Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
She said aside helping to promote collaboration between Nigeria and Israel, the mission is committed to supporting the wellbeing of the orphans.
Garden said, “We just want to ensure the orphans have a better future and not taken for granted.
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“It takes a person with a giant heart to give themselves to the society and make other peoples life matter.
“I urge you, children at the Orphanage to be focused on your future, because you are not going to stay in this place forever.
“Just dream big and say it loud, and go get your dreams fulfilled.”
Also,the Proprietress of the orphanage, Ruth Ibrahim, thanked the embassy for the kind gesture,
According to her, even for you to come here is not easy due to the deplorable road to the orphanage.
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“We thank God for the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike’s intervention, the road was so bad, at least he has repaired it, such that we can easily come into the orphanage as against before.
“God bless and enrich you for putting smiles on our faces, this is good, because we have never seen such a large cooking of meal like this in our orphanage,” Ibrahim said.
She decried lack of access to medical services and paucity of funds toward the construction of fence around the orphanage, to be major challenges they faced.
The orphanage have 67 children, with two having graduated from university and eight of them are currently in SS3, preparing for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exam.
The highpoint of the event is a treat for the children at the orphanage to a buffet by the Israeli deputy chief of mission.
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Isokpan Sworn In As Egor LG Vice Chairman, Pledges Loyalty to Okpebholo’s SHINE Agenda

The Egor Local Government Council Secretariat was abuzz on Monday as Hon. Kenny Isokpan was officially sworn in as the Vice-Chairman of the Council, in a colourful ceremony attended by party leaders, stakeholders, and community groups.
The event drew a large gathering, including the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Deputy Governor, Hon. Plus Alile, alongside other prominent political figures.
In his address, the Acting Chairman of the council, Hon. Osaro Eribo, described Isokpan as a vibrant and energetic youth whose emergence heralded renewed vigour in the Council’s leadership.
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He expressed confidence that the new Vice-Chairman would work closely with him to advance Governor Monday Okpebholo’s SHINE Agenda at the grassroots level.
Shortly after assuming office, Isokpan lauded Okpebholo for his developmental strides across the state and for providing him the platform to serve.
He pledged unwavering loyalty to the governor, the party leadership, and Eribo, vowing to contribute his quota towards repositioning Egor in line with the progressive vision of the administration.
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The new Vice-Chairman also expressed gratitude to the State Chairman of the APC, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, for his steadfast leadership, and commended party leaders at the state, local government, and ward levels for their support.
He gave special recognition to a prominent Egor leader, Hon. Osahon Airhunmwunde, for standing by him during his most challenging moments.
Isokpan further acknowledged the solidarity of the Red Cross Society and the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), stressing that their support reflected broad-based confidence in the ruling party’s grassroots agenda.
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Dangote Group Agrees To redeploy Workers Sacked By Refinery

After a peace meeting, the Dangote Group has agreed to redeploy the workers sacked by its subsidiary, Dangote Petroleum Refinery.
The resolution was announced on Wednesday by the ministry of labour and employment in a statement on the outcome of the reconciliation meetings held on Monday and Tuesday.
Aliko Dangote, founder of Dangote Group, and representatives of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) met on Tuesday with Wale Edun, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, and Mohammed Dingyadi, minister of labour and employment to resolve the labour dispute.
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Disclosing other agreements reached during the meeting, the ministry said the parties agreed that the disengaged workers will be absorbed by other subsidiaries in Dangote Group without loss of pay.
“The Honourable Minister of Labour informed the meeting that unionisation is a right of workers in accordance with the laws of Nigeria and that this right should be respected,” the ministry said
“After examining the procedure used in the disengagement of workers, the meeting agreed that the management of Dangote Group shall immediately start the process of taking the disengaged staff to other companies within the Dangote Group, with no loss of pay.
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“No worker will be victimised arising from their role in the impasse between Dangote and PENGASSAN.
“PENGASSAN agreed to start the process of calling off the strike.
“Both parties agreed to this understanding in good faith.”
On September 26, PENGASSAN instructed its members to embark on a nationwide strike over the dismissal of workers by Dangote refinery.
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