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Nigeria: UNTH Chief Threatens Interns with Termination for Protesting 25% Pay Cut Since January westafricaweekly.com/nigeria-unth-c…

Internship students at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) in Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu State, are currently protesting over unpaid salary arrears, demanding 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 payment of their allowances

There’s a silent injustice happening in some federal hospitals in Nigeria, especially at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH). Interns are being underpaid, unheard, and threatened into silence. This needs to be seen. Since March, medical interns have been…

It's painful that we work everyday even in weekends and we don't get paid full of our salary

We have made efforts to engage the hospital CMD, who claims the issue is “nationwide” and that interns are paid based on what the FG disburses. However, fact-checks with interns in other FG hospitals prove this is untrue—they are receiving full pay.

This is unfair and unsustainable. We do not work 75% shifts, so why should we be paid 75% salaries? Many of us commute daily from Enugu town. Some support families. These deductions are unjust and demoralizing.

Us . Since March 2025, interns at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) have been receiving only 75% of their rightful monthly salary. Despite our appointment letters stating we are to be paid COHESS 08 Step 02, the hospital has failed to fulfill this.

@winexviv Good evening, sir. On behalf of the interns at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), we humbly appeal for your support in questioning why the Federal Government has chosen to compensate our months of dedicated service with stipends that can barely sustain