The Joint Unions of the Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research (NITR) have dismissed allegations of staff intimidation, redundancy, and financial misconduct as false and damaging. Union chairman Umar Musa, speaking at a press briefing in Kaduna, described the report published by an online news platform as "misleading, unverified, and damaging". The union insists that no staff member has been unlawfully dismissed or intimidated. It also denied any irregularity in the institute's financial management. The unions called on the public to disregard the report, which they said was not based on facts. They urged the media to verify information before publication. NITR operates under the Federal Ministry of Health and conducts research on diseases caused by trypanosomes, including sleeping sickness.
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