{
  "id": 2336165,
  "title": "Otti orders CONMESS salary harmonisation for ABSUTH medical staff",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/otti-orders-conmess-salary-harmonisation-for-absuth-medical-staff-2336165",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T08:26:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/otti-orders-conmess-salary-harmonisation-for-absuth-medical-staff/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Abia State Governor Alex Otti has directed the harmonisation of the 2023 and 2025 Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for implementation at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, Aba. The move aims to improve the welfare and working conditions of healthcare professionals, as part of the governor's investment in the health sector. Otti also expressed surprise that the 2023 CONMESS, approved earlier, was not fully implemented before the 2025 review, stating that it would have placed Abia health workers on a better salary scale than their Federal Government counterparts.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Otti orders CONMESS salary harmonisation for ABSUTH medical staff",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/otti-orders-conmess-salary-harmonisation-for-absuth-medical-staff",
        "published": "2026-08-21T08:14:48.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}