{
  "id": 1464578,
  "title": "Nigeria moves to cap locum doctors’ work at 48 hours weekly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/nigeria-moves-to-cap-locum-doctors-work-at-48-hours-weekly",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-17T09:51:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nairametrics",
    "slug": "nairametrics",
    "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2026/08/17/nigeria-moves-to-cap-locum-doctors-work-at-48-hours-weekly/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nigerian locum doctors and other temporary healthcare personnel will work a maximum of 48 hours per week, including weekends, under a proposed national policy developed by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. The post Nigeria moves to cap locum doctors’ work at 48 hours weekly appeared first on Nairametrics .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}