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Patients Groan As Doctors, Nurses, ‘Trade Crypto’ During Working Hours

Patients and their relatives have voiced their frustration after reports emerge of doctors, nurses, and other staff at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Gombe State engaging in cryptocurrency trading during working hours.

The situation has prompted the hospital to enforce a strict ban on such activities to address the concerns and restore focus on patient care.

The hospital’s management issued an internal memo on Wednesday, signed by Adamu Usman Telat, Deputy Director of Administration, which outlines a prohibition on mining and cryptocurrency trading during work hours.

In the internal memo, the hospital management said the directive follows reports that such activities are “distracting staff members from performing their primary assignment while at their duty post.”
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To enforce this ban, the management has indicated it will take “drastic action in accordance with Public Service Rule against any staff that is caught engaging in such trading while working.”

In addition, the management said it had deployed SERVICOM (Service Compact with All Nigerians), ACTU (Anti- Corruption and Transparency Unit), and security officers to monitor compliance with these new directives. It advised all staff members to “face their duty diligently and with all seriousness.”

The memo reads, “I am directed to caution all Members of staff to desist from mining and all forms of related crypto trading activities while working.

“The warning became necessary due to series of complaints received from patients and their relatives on how the trading activities distract staff members from performing their primary assignment while at their duty post.”

Sodiq Lawal

Sodiq Lawal is a passionate and dedicated journalist with a knack for uncovering captivating stories in the bustling metropolis of Osun State and Nigeria at large. He has a versatile reporting style, covering a wide range of topics, from politics , campus, and social issues to arts and culture, seeking impact in all facets of the society.

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