71 federal hospitals to pay allied health workers N50,000 allowance

The Federal Government has sanctioned a N50,000 annual ward coat allowance for 19 categories of allied health professionals working in 71 federal tertiary health institutions. This benefit will take effect from June 1, 2026.

The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission granted the approval, as conveyed in a circular dated July 15, 2026. The directive came after the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals requested the introduction of this allowance for its members. The circular specified that the approval is based on a request made by the union in July 2024.

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The approved allowance is Fifty Thousand Naira (N50,000.00) per annum per beneficiary, and it takes effect from 1st June, 2026.

Beneficiaries include pharmacists, medical laboratory scientists, medical social workers, optometrists, physiotherapists, and 15 other allied health professions. The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has instructed the management of affected hospitals to begin immediate implementation via the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System. The ministry clarified that only 71 institutions are covered by this initial approval, with statistics for 12 other institutions pending further action from the NSIWC.

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Only the 71 institutions listed in the attached list are to commence the implementation of this allowance for the affected staff, while the remaining 12 institutions whose staff statistics were recently submitted have been forwarded to NSIWC for further necessary action.