Governor Buni Approves Employment of 267 Health Technicians
By Ibrahim Umar,
Kanempress News,
March 10, 2025.
The Executive Governor of Yobe State, His Excellency Hon. Mai Mala Buni CON, has approved the employment of 267 health technicians to address manpower requirements in the state’s health facilities.
In a statement issued by Maman Muhammad, Director General of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, it was revealed that the employment includes 140 Buni Scholars who recently graduated in various fields of medical sciences in India.
The Buni Scholars comprise 43 BSc Nursing, 43 BSc Pharmacy, 22 BSc Medical Laboratory Science, 24 BSc Radiology, 7 BSc Optometry, and 1 BSc Public Health graduates.
Additionally, Governor Buni approved the employment of 127 health technicians currently serving as volunteers in health institutions across the state. These technicians, who graduated earlier but were not formally employed, have been serving as volunteers in medical centers.
The Buni Scholars are placed on CONHESS 8, while the volunteer technicians are placed on CONHESS 6/2.
Over the past five years, the Buni administration has consistently offered automatic employment to graduates of the state-owned Shehu Sule College of Nursing and Midwifery to enhance personnel in medical facilities.
The Buni administration has also established primary healthcare centers in the political wards of the state to bring healthcare delivery closer to the people. Furthermore, the government has upgraded four general hospitals in Gashua, Potiskum, Geidam, and Buni Yadi to specialist hospitals, and eight primary health centers to general hospitals. The State Teaching Hospital has been equipped with state-of-the-art equipment to make healthcare delivery accessible and affordable across the state.
