Osun State’s primary healthcare system is on the brink of collapse, with 73 per cent of Primary Health Centres (PHCs)
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The report showed that 88 per cent of all confirmed Lassa fever cases in 2025 were reported from four states: Ondo, Bauchi, Edo and Taraba
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The union said the majority of its members voted to sustain the strike, rejecting what it described as attempts to intimidate workers into submission.
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An analysis of federal budgets since 2023 shows that while health spending has increased in nominal naira terms, its share of total government expenditure has consistently remained below six per cent, far from the 15 per cent benchmark African leaders agreed to more than two decades ago.
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