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The hope of about 30 graduates to gain jobs at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Kano, has been dashed after they failed a mandatory drug test.
The prospective employees who emerged from thousands of applicants had successfully fulfilled various requirements and had been shortlisted until their samples turned up positive.
It was learnt that the affected, predominantly youths, were dropped from a 150-strong list projected to fill manpower shortage at the only Federal Government-owned orthopaedic hospital in the entire northern region.
A reliable management source at the hospital confirmed the development, adding that some of the applicants had the recommendation of persons at the presidency, top political appointees, high-ranking members of the Federal Character Commission and senior staff of the hospital.
30 applicants lose job offers after testing positive to drugs
