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Nigeria Introduces New Policy Limiting Temporary Doctors' Contracts To Six Months

17 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

17 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Health

◆ Geography

Nigeria

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 17 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the National Association of Resident Doctors have introduced a new policy regulating temporary doctors' contracts, limiting locum contracts to six months with one renewal, standardising working hours, remuneration, and welfare protections.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Health.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You must now structure temporary doctor contracts under new strict duration and working hour limits or risk losing government partnerships in Nigeria’s healthcare sector. This policy shift makes casual doctor hiring a regulated pathway with clear compliance risks and employment standards to follow.

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1 source · 17 Aug 2026

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