Mrs Tinubu made this call on Friday in a statement to commemorate World Malaria Day.
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening primary health care (PHC), eradicating polio, and addressing health system challenges through a series of initiatives
Police commissioner Wilfred Afolabi said in a statement on Thursday that the directive was for security reasons.
The Ondo state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association issued the threat on Monday at their 2023 Physicians’ Week, held in Akure.
Mr Wike stated that he would not pay doctors who take industrial action during his tenure in office.
“We are trying to trace the missing members of the polio monitoring team,” Muhammad Tahir, a police official from Tank, told dpa.
“To worsen the situation, most of the time in the night, we resort to the use of a torch to administer drugs and dress the wounds of patients,” the nurse said.
NCDC has registered 1,068 Lassa fever infections across 112 local government areas in 28 states.
The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years that include reaching 90 per cent of people with TB prevention and care services.
The minister said issues such as poor working conditions, low salaries, non-payment of salaries, and others were the cause incessant strikes in the country’s health sector.
