UDUTH Sokoto Recruitment 2026: Resident Doctors in 18 Specialties, Pharmacists, Nurses and Allied Health Posts

UDUTH Sokoto recruitment 2026 is open. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, has advertised Resident Doctor posts in 18 specialties alongside posts for Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Senior Nursing Officers, Nursing Officers II, Dental Technologists, Anaesthesia Technicians and Assistant Social Welfare Officers. It suits licensed doctors seeking residency training and allied health professionals ready for federal service. Applications close on Wednesday 9 December 2026.

Who they are and why it matters

UDUTH is a federal teaching hospital in Sokoto and the main tertiary referral centre for much of Nigeria’s North West, a region with some of the country’s highest maternal and child mortality. The advert, dated 28 October 2026, is on the Federal Character Commission’s job listings.

The opportunity

Residency places cover Surgery, Paediatrics, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Anaesthesiology, ENT, Community Medicine, Family Medicine, Ophthalmology, Radiology, Psychiatry, Radio-oncology, Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopaedics and Trauma, Microbiology, Histopathology, Chemical Pathology and Haematology (CONMESS 3). Pharmacist, Physiotherapist, Radiographer and Senior Nursing Officer posts are on CONHESS 9; Nursing Officer II and Dental Technologist Grade II on CONHESS 7; Anaesthesia Technician on CONHESS 6; and Assistant Social Welfare Officer on CONHESS 5.

Who is eligible

Resident Doctors need a medical degree, a pass in the primary examination of the National or West African Postgraduate Medical College in the chosen specialty, full MDCN registration, a current licence and NYSC discharge or exemption. Pharmacists need a B.Pharm, a one-year internship, full PCN registration, a current licence and NYSC. Senior Nursing Officers need a B.N.Sc, internship, NMCN registration and NYSC; Nursing Officers II need RN and RM with NMCN registration. Doctors without a primary examination pass do not meet the residency requirement.

What it is worth

Posts are on the federal CONMESS and CONHESS scales at the grades listed above. The advert does not publish naira amounts.

Deadline

Deadline: Wednesday 9 December 2026  29 days remaining as of 10 November 2026.

How to apply for UDUTH Sokoto recruitment 2026

1. Choose one post and confirm you hold every listed registration and licence.
2. Prepare one copy of your application with photocopies of your credentials and a detailed CV.
3. Seal it in an envelope marked ‘Application for the post of’ plus the cadre in the top left-hand corner.
4. Address it to the Chief Medical Director, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, P.M.B. 2370, Sokoto, to arrive on or before 9 December 2026.

What a strong application looks like: Follow the envelope instructions exactly. Residency applicants should put their primary examination result at the top of the CV.

Re-checked on 10 November: still live on the FCC site. The Physiotherapist and Radiographer requirement paragraphs appear swapped; apply against your own board (MRTB or RRBN). Previous applications are not valid, so reapply.

HealthCoach insight: Residency places with a stated specialty list are scarce; a Sokoto residency can be the fastest route into postgraduate training for doctors willing to work in the North West.

Official application link: Official UDUTH advert on the Federal Character Commission site (apply by post)

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