774 health fellows beg Tinubu to honour employment promise
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Verified Synthesis~34s readPhoto: State House The 774 National Health Fellows, Cohort 1.0, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise to employ them into the Federal Civil Service, four months after approval for their absorption was communicated. The fellows, under the National Health Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria, made the appeal in a letter dated October 29, 2026, addressed to Tinubu through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday.
Context & Background
- ✦They recalled that the President’s approval for their immediate absorption into the Federal Civil Service was formally communicated in June 2026.
Key Figures & Named Entities
2026:The fellows, under the National Health Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria, made the appeal in a letter dated October 29, 2026, addressed to Tinubu through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday.2026:They recalled that the President’s approval for their immediate absorption into the Federal Civil Service was formally communicated in June 2026.2025:The appeal comes about 20 months after Tinubu announced the automatic employment of the fellows at the launch of the National Health Fellowship Programme on March 6, 2025.
Outlook & Next Steps
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Key Takeaways
Verified Extract- Photo: State House The 774 National Health Fellows, Cohort 1.0, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise to employ them into the Federal Civil Service, four months after approval for their absorption was communicated.
- The fellows, under the National Health Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria, made the appeal in a letter dated October 29, 2026, addressed to Tinubu through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday.
- They recalled that the President’s approval for their immediate absorption into the Federal Civil Service was formally communicated in June 2026.
Key Facts:2026: The fellows, under the National Health Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria, made the appeal in a letter dated October 29, 2026, addressed to Tinubu through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday.2026: They recalled that the President’s approval for their immediate absorption into the Federal Civil Service was formally communicated in June 2026.2025: The appeal comes about 20 months after Tinubu announced the automatic employment of the fellows at the launch of the National Health Fellowship Programme on March 6, 2025.2025: PUNCH Online had reported in March 2025 that Tinubu, at the event held at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja, told the participants, “You are hired.” The fellows were selected from the country’s 774 local government areas as part of a Federal Ministry of Health initiative to strengthen the healthcare system.
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774 National Health Fellows have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise to employ them into the Federal Civil Service, four months after a
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Photo: State House The 774 National Health Fellows, Cohort 1.0, have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to fulfil his promise to employ them into the Federal Civil Service, four months after approval for their absorption was communicated.
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The fellows, under the National Health Fellows Alumni Association of Nigeria, made the appeal in a letter dated October 29, 2026, addressed to Tinubu through the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and obtained by PUNCH Online on Thursday.
