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Quit notice: 900 doctors, nurses, others may lose jobs in FCT

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No fewer than 900 health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may lose their jobs.

This is because the FCT Administration (FCTA), has given the managers of the Garki Hospital a month notice to vacate the facility.

The Nation reports that this move by the government was as a result of the expiration of the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement between the NISA Premier-the current managers of Garki Hospital and the FCTA.

The concession agreement for the PPP was signed between the NISA Premier and the FCTA in 2007 for a period of 15 years.

Further findings revealed that aside from the percentage given to the FCT Administration at the end of every year when the hospital management declares profit, NISA Premier has paid the total annual concession fees, rent on quarters and all other payments stipulated on the agreement to the tune of N406 million since the beginning of the agreement.

However, the FCT Administration, on March 1, this year, gave the hospital management notice to vacate and hand over the facility to it on April 1, 2022.