Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has approved the employment of 158 community nurses.
Director General of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, Mamman Mohammed, disclosed this on Saturday in a statement.
According to the statement, the newly employed health workers are graduates of two college community Nursing sets.
“Similarly, Governor Buni has approved the payment of N10,000 monthly allowance to 393 students of Yobe state origin, undergoing National Diploma and Basic Midwifery programmes at the Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery.
“The approval indicates that 67 of the benefitting students are also entitled to 11 months arrears of the allowance”, the statement added.
Gov. Buni urged the newly employed health personnel to be dedicated in service to the state’s people.