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Health careers in Nigeria, with the numbers attached

Pharmacy, medicine and nursing. Where the roles are, what employers ask for, what the few transparent ones actually pay, and how to move through this market rather than around it. Free to read, free for employers to list.

40 vacancies published to date · Roles across Lagos, Abuja, Asaba, Warri, Ibadan and northern Nigeria

3 disciplines

Pharmacy, medical and nursing roles, from assistants and technicians through to consultants, specialists and programme officers.

Under 1 in 5

Listings disclosed a salary. Pay opacity runs across every discipline on this board and it consistently works against the candidate.

Beyond Lagos

Roles have appeared in Abuja, Asaba, Warri, Ibadan and the north as well as Lagos. Candidates willing to relocate face markedly less competition.

About the vacancies on this board

Our published listings date from 2023 and those application windows have closed. We keep them because they document what Nigerian employers ask for, where roles sit, and what the transparent ones pay. They are not open positions.

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What the transparent employers paid

Three of our listings published a salary. Together they are the clearest picture we have of relative pay across disciplines.

Nursing

Nursing Officer

Multi-specialist clinic · Abuja · 3 to 6 years
₦160,000 to ₦205,000per month · 2023
Pharmacy

Medical Sales Representative

Pharmaceutical firm · multi-state · 1 year
₦150,000 to ₦200,000per month · 2023
Pharmacy

Pharmacy Assistant

Recruitment firm · Igando, Lagos · entry level
₦45,000 to ₦50,000per month · 2023

How to read these

All three are nominal 2023 naira and predate significant currency movement, so treat them as a guide to the gap between role tiers rather than to what you should be offered today. The durable signal is that a qualified nursing officer and an experienced detailing representative sat in a similar band, roughly three to four times an entry level assistant. Note also that the single most transparent employer on this board was hiring nurses.

Six things that decide whether you get the role

Consistent across pharmacy, medicine and nursing, and drawn from what these employers actually wrote in their vacancies.

Keep your licence current

PCN, MDCN or the Nursing and Midwifery Council. An expired practising licence disqualifies you before anyone reads your CV, and it is checked.

Name your experience precisely

Employers ask for labour and delivery exposure, dialysis care, clinical presentation. Write what you have actually done, not the rotation title.

Be honest about location

Roles are specific to Magodo, Lekki, Ikorodu, Asaba, Warri. Applying without intending to relocate wastes the round for both of you.

Raise pay early

Since most employers publish nothing, ask for the range in the first conversation. Waiting until an offer is drafted weakens your position.

Ask about the whole package

Accommodation, call allowances, transport, indemnity cover and study leave. Several of these roles offered accommodation, which never appears in a salary figure.

Get the offer in writing

Confirm salary, start date, review schedule and terms in a signed letter before resigning from any current post. A verbal figure is not an offer.

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HealthCoach Africa publishes vacancies as a free service to health professionals and is not the employer, recruiter or agent for any role listed. The archived listings referenced on this page closed in 2023 and are retained for reference only. Always verify a vacancy, an employer and any terms directly with the organisation before applying, and confirm an offer in writing before resigning from a current post. Never pay a fee to secure a job, attend an interview or process an application. Legitimate employers do not charge candidates. Salary figures are as stated by the employer at the time of publication and are not a guide to current market rates. Nothing on this page constitutes legal, financial or career advice.