Photo: Katsina State Government
1,020 frontline health workers recruited on merit
Thirty workers from each of the 34 LGAs were selected through exams and interviews from 9,045 applicants and inducted into primary health care in February 2026.
1,020
Health workers inducted
9,045
Applications received
30
Recruits per LGA
Governor Radda inducted 1,020 newly recruited frontline health workers for Primary Health Care Centres in February 2026.
The recruitment committee reported 9,045 applications. 3,658 candidates were shortlisted, 3,445 sat the exam across seven centres and 2,309 passed to interview. The best 30 from each of the 34 LGAs were selected, and 754 of those recruited had previously served as casual health workers.
At the ceremony the governor said 268 PHCs had been upgraded at a cost of over ₦26.7 billion and that 724 health professionals had been recruited in two years for secondary care.
Sources
Figures are as reported in these sources. Most are the state government's own statements.
