Saturday, November 14, 2026

Allied ‌⁠‍‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‌⁠⁠‍‌health workers suspend strike at UCH for two weeks

“The suspension takes effect from Tuesday, September 22, 2026, following an intervention by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW),” Mr Olabampe said.

• September 22, 2026
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan
University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has suspended its ongoing strike at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, for two weeks.

The union chairman, Oladayo Olabampe, disclosed this in an interview in Ibadan on Tuesday.

According to him, the union announced the suspension in a letter signed by its executives and dated September 21, 2026, addressed to the chief medical director of UCH.

“The suspension takes effect from Tuesday, September 22, 2026, following an intervention by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMOHSW),” Mr Olabampe said.

He further said the decision followed an appeal by ministry representatives over the dispute involving Adeyinka Ishola, director of Pharmaceutical Services.

“Due to the intervention by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the national secretariat of this union has approved that the ongoing strike action be suspended for two weeks with effect from Tuesday, September 22, 2026.

“The union has directed its members to resume their duties with effect from the same date,” the NUAHP chairman said.

He said the suspension was for two weeks, indicating that the union expected further engagement on the matter during that period.

The union embarked on the industrial action over its demand for the immediate and unconditional implementation of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare’s decision in the case involving Mr Ishola. 

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

Nigerian Bar Association

States

Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future

The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Teachers sit TRCN professional qualifying examination

NationWide

375 teachers sit TRCN professional qualifying examination in Kaduna

About 375 teachers in Kaduna State have registered for the second batch of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE)

Dangote Refinery

Africa

South African, Nigerian pension funds seek $1 billion stake in Dangote refinery

The applications form part of the refinery’s initial public offering (IPO).

Femi Fani-Kayode

Africa

Fani-Kayode accuses South Africa of excluding Nigeria from diplomatic event livestream

Mr Fani-Kayode said he would not tolerate what he considered disrespect towards Nigeria or its government.

Vice President Kashim Shettima along his wife, Nana Shettima

States

Shettima, wife arrive in Jos for Tinubu’s re-election campaign 

The spokesman for Mr Shettima, Stanley Nkwocha, made the disclosure in a post on Saturday.

ADC logo and Babajide Sanwo-Olu

Lagos

Speak against intimidation of opposition parties in Lagos, ADC tells ​Sanwo-Olu

Mr Ashiru appealed to Mr Sanwo-Olu to make a clear and strong statement condemning political violence.

CP Bode Ojajuni and deceased officers’ families in Ogun

States

CP Bode Ojajuni presents N10.6 million cheques to deceased officers’ families in Ogun

Mr Ojajuni noted that the financial intervention served as a tangible token of the Force’s enduring gratitude and institutional duty to stand by them.