{
  "id": 18282847,
  "title": "774 health fellows beg Tinubu to honour employment promise",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/774-health-fellows-beg-tinubu-to-honour-employment-promise-18282847",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T09:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/774-health-fellows-beg-tinubu-to-honour-employment-promise/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 774 National Health Fellows, Cohort 1.0, have written to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to fulfill his promise to employ them into the Federal Civil Service. 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. They recall that the President's approval for their immediate absorption into the Federal Civil Service was formally communicated in June 2026, but they have yet to receive appointment letters or be formally employed. The delay has affected their livelihoods, families, and professional aspirations, with some fellows having resigned from previous jobs or turned down other opportunities in anticipation of the promised employment. The fellows request the President to issue an Executive Order or a presidential directive to expedite the process and ensure appointment letters are issued to all eligible fellows.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}